The House overwhelmingly approved a non-binding resolution condemning the baseless, far-right conspiracy movement QAnon. Referring to it as a 'collective delusion,' House Rules Chairman Jim McGovern said: 'We all must call it what it is: a sick cult.'
those attacks have made him the target of death threats by QAnon believers because a central tenet of the conspiracy involves global sex trafficking rings."I think they knew exactly what they were doing. They knew they were playing with fire," he said.
The QAnon conspiracy theories trace back to late 2017, when an anonymous person or persons name"Q" began posting on message boards claiming to possess a security clearance and evidence of a number of global criminal conspiracies, many involving top U.S. political leaders. who traveled to New York and threatened to kill former Vice President Joe Biden, the 2020 Democratic nominee.
However, at least one QAnon sympathizer is expected to serve in the next Congress. Georgia Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene is favored to win the heavily conservative 14th congressional district. She has embraced QAnon views in social media posts and videos, and TrumpThe resolution was co-sponsored by three Republicans, Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania, Adam Kinzinger of Illinois and Denver Riggleman of Virginia.
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