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Trump Backs Violent QAnon Cultists at White House
The Daily Beast
The president offered sympathy for followers of the deranged conspiracy theory, who promptly cheered at his most explicit support yet for their so-called cause.
Hunter Woodall
Politics Reporter
Will Sommer
Updated Aug. 19, 2020 8:07PM ET / Published Aug. 19, 2020 6:27PM ET
President Donald Trump on Wednesday tentatively praised adherents of the QAnon conspiracy theory movement, thrilling followers of a violent group the FBI has described as a domestic terror threat with what they saw as new encouragement from the White House.
The remarks came just hours after Facebook deleted hundreds of QAnon groups from its platform—where the conspiracy has long thrived—because it had “demonstrated significant risks to public safety.”
When a reporter pressed the president about the movement’s false belief that he is “secretly saving the world from this satanic cult of pedophiles and cannibals,” Trump instead played coy and even seemed to affirm the bogus QAnon belief that he’s leading a shadowy war against his child-molesting enemies.
“Well, I haven’t heard that,” Trump said. "But is that supposed to be a bad thing or a good thing? You know, if I can help save the world from problems, I’m willing to do it. I’m willing to put myself out there. And we are, actually.”
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The president offered sympathy for followers of the deranged conspiracy theory, who promptly cheered at his most explicit support yet for their so-called cause.
Hunter Woodall
Politics Reporter
Will Sommer
Updated Aug. 19, 2020 8:07PM ET / Published Aug. 19, 2020 6:27PM ET
President Donald Trump on Wednesday tentatively praised adherents of the QAnon conspiracy theory movement, thrilling followers of a violent group the FBI has described as a domestic terror threat with what they saw as new encouragement from the White House.
The remarks came just hours after Facebook deleted hundreds of QAnon groups from its platform—where the conspiracy has long thrived—because it had “demonstrated significant risks to public safety.”
When a reporter pressed the president about the movement’s false belief that he is “secretly saving the world from this satanic cult of pedophiles and cannibals,” Trump instead played coy and even seemed to affirm the bogus QAnon belief that he’s leading a shadowy war against his child-molesting enemies.
“Well, I haven’t heard that,” Trump said. "But is that supposed to be a bad thing or a good thing? You know, if I can help save the world from problems, I’m willing to do it. I’m willing to put myself out there. And we are, actually.”
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more on the insanity at link
The headline should run on every newspaper, website, etc. tomorrow morning.
