President Donald Trump on Wednesday claimed he didn't know much about the right-wing conspiracy theory QAnon but offered praise for its believers, adding that he heard they 'like me very much' and 'love our country.'
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump on Wednesday claimed he didn't know much about the right-wing conspiracy theory QAnon but offered praise for its believers, adding that he heard they"like me very much" and "love our country."
The QAnon conspiracy theory is based on unfounded claims that there is a"deep state" apparatus run by political elites, business leaders and Hollywood celebrities who are also pedophiles and actively working against Trump. "And we are actually, we're saving the world from radical left philosophy that will destroy this country," he added.
Trump has previously sidestepped questions about the theory, which is promoted by some of his supporters, but has retweeted accounts that promote the QAnon conspiracy theory at least 185 times, according to Media Matters for America, a progressive watchdog group.
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