Trump says QAnon followers 'love our country' after Facebook cracks down on violent groups

Trump says QAnon followers 'love our country' after Facebook cracks down on violent groups

Trump once again declined to denounce the conspiracy theory group QAnon, which believes he is masterminding a plot to oust pedophiles in the highest reaches of government and politics.

Not only that, he side-stepped a question about whether he was indeed taking on such an outlandish mission. 

During a press conference on Wednesday, the president was asked about QAnon's rising popularity during the pandemic. Once a fringe internet conspiracy theory, which was first popularized by two 4chan moderators and a YouTuber, QAnon has gone mainstream recently.

"Well I don't know much about the movement other than they like me very much, which I appreciate," Trump responded.  Read more...

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Trump says QAnon followers 'love our country' after Facebook cracks down on violent groups Trump says QAnon followers 'love our country' after Facebook cracks down on violent groups Reviewed by mimisabreena on Thursday, August 20, 2020 Rating: 5

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