Donald Trump Just Praised QAnon For The First Time – By Jane Lytvynenko (Buzzfeed) / Aug 19 2020
The president said, “if I can help save the world from problems, I’m willing to do it, I’m willing to put myself out there.”
At a press conference, Donald Trump crossed a line that even the norm-breaking president has refused to do until today, praising the sprawling and baseless QAnon conspiracy theory, which the FBI labeled a domestic terrorism threat last year. In response to a question from NBC reporter Shannon Pettypiece, Trump said, “I don’t know much about the movement other than I understand that they like me very much, which I appreciate.”
This is the first time the US president has openly acknowledged the far-right conspiracy theory that has spread among some of his followers, though he has previously retweeted content from at least 200 QAnon-affiliated accounts and dodged a question on the subject on Friday.
“It’s this belief that you are secretly saving the world from this satanic cult of pedophiles and cannibals,” Pettypiece said. “Does that sound like something you are behind?”
“Is that supposed to be a bad thing or a good thing?” Trump responded, “If I can help save the world from problems, I’m willing to do it, I’m willing to put myself out there.”
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