Jacob Chansley, known as the "QAnon Shaman", compared himself to Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr., and Jesus Christ in an interview from prison.
Chansley was sentenced to 41 months for his role in the insurrection last month.
"This is what every single great leader, or great pioneer of sorts, has had to go through, whether it be people like Gandhi or Martin Luther King Jr., or Jesus Christ," Chansley told the "Conservative Daily" podcast hosted by right-wing figure Joe Oltmann.
When you speak truth to power, it sends ripples throughout the world.
Chansley agreed to plead guilty to one count of obstruction for his role in the January 6 Capitol insurrection.
Chansley is currently appealing the decision to give him a harsher punishment than a Capitol rioter.
Chansley said that he was currently being held in Virginia while waiting to be designated to a Bureau of Prisons facility after his sentencing.
The 'qanon shaman' said that he could be whatever the country needed him to be.
He said that the shaman is the one who fights the spiritual war for the people.
Chansley used the two-hour interview to speak about his prison conditions and political views, even though he could not discuss details of his case.
He said he had been inadministrative segregation for over 300 days.
Chansley was told it was for his safety, but he didn't think it was true as he had been warmly welcomed by other prisoners during his time in a Colorado jail.
He said that he has developed white hair all over his body because of the stress of being in prison and solitary confinement.
Chansley said that for many many many months, she has been living each and every day not wanting to live but also not wanting to die.
He told the hosts he can't access the internet but still listens to the radio on a walkman to keep up to date on Kyle Rittenhouse's trial.
Albert Watkins, Chansley's former lawyer, once called the Capitol rioters "fuck short-bus people" and " people with brain damage."
Chansley denied on the podcast that Watkins had said that he was manic and had a mental illness.
Joe Oltmann described Chansley as a "patriot" who is not crazy.
Oltmann called for the mass execution of politicians he viewed as traitors.
