More people believe this horrible stuff. It’s found a home in the Republican party.
The big takeaway from today's briefing is that Trump refused to disavow or criticize QAnon when given the opportunity. That is the big takeaway. The rest seems to be regular Trump noise.
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) August 14, 2020
QAnon will be GOP orthodoxy in at least four years, two years if Biden wins and takes office. https://t.co/cyCOZdfjlx
— b-boy bouiebaisse (@jbouie) August 14, 2020
Asked if he agrees with Marjorie Taylor Greene on the QAnon conspiracy theory (which is bonkers nonsense), Trump says she did very well in the election and is very popular; he declines to address his views on QAnon even when the reporter presses.
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) August 14, 2020
Trump avoids answering when @colvinj specifically asks if agrees with the candidate he recently congratulated and how she's embraced QAnon conspiracy theory. https://t.co/flmwYzWlxp
— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) August 14, 2020
Here's a look at QAnon, where it originated and what its followers believe. https://t.co/vtJNwgfW4q
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) August 13, 2020
New from me:
— Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__) August 14, 2020
Has a friend, almost overnight, become certain masks are for slaves, pedophiles run the world, and Donald Trump is saving it?
You're not alone.
Here's how QAnon and Facebook created the viral anti-mask tirade — and radicalized your friends.https://t.co/AkfedPpsyn
QAnon conspiracy theorist Francine Fosdick warns that infrared thermometers are a tool for mind control and possibly the Mark of the Beast. pic.twitter.com/Z1IP0D1m4e
— Right Wing Watch (@RightWingWatch) August 14, 2020
How QAnon *should* be covered… plus much more in tonight's @CNN media newsletter: https://t.co/RmJ8HSqsiO
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) August 14, 2020
We talked about this in the Rabbit Hole QAnon episode, but it's still wild to me that part of what fueled the rise of QAnon was Facebook trying to fix its misinformation problem after 2016 by boosting groups with "meaningful social interaction" over pages. https://t.co/TtvYrnTati
— Kevin Roose (@kevinroose) August 13, 2020
Kevin McCarthy pick up your phone https://t.co/0koutah516
— Drew Savicki (@SenhorRaposa) August 13, 2020
I’ve been covering Congress a long time, more than 26 years. Never seen anything like what this candidate is saying. Yet Republicans will allow her to be part of their conference if she wins. https://t.co/0TCrkdmB6H
— John Bresnahan (@BresPolitico) August 13, 2020
GOP House candidate refers to “the so-called plane that crashed into the Pentagon. Odd there’s never any evidence shown for a plane in the Pentagon.”
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) August 13, 2020
This is insane. And of course patently false. https://t.co/Rar3HhjPeE
QAnon supporter Marjorie Taylor Greene is "crazier than a shithouse rat" and a racist according to @therickwilson.
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) August 13, 2020
"And Trump’s Republican party is increasingly full of Marjorie Taylor Greenes."
Yikes, that can't be good.https://t.co/61nqSnL12s
Trump, House Republicans embrace candidate who has made racist statements, drawing attention to party’s tolerance of bigotry @rachaelmbade @isaacstanbecker https://t.co/yVRXfpaEGg
— Dave Clarke (@davecclarke) August 13, 2020
Analysis: Republicans risk legitimizing QAnon now https://t.co/FOXDKxbI8s
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 12, 2020
President Trump praised a QAnon supporter who is on the verge of becoming a Republican member of Congress, tweeting that Marjorie Taylor Greene is "a real winner." CNN's @mkraju reports some of the GOP who criticized her extreme and racist remarks are now supporting her. pic.twitter.com/uo2AZLLROx
— CNN Tonight (@CNNTonight) August 13, 2020
Long past time for GOP leaders to answer for embracing QAnon, and not by reference to QAnon (which is a term few outside of the cult have heard) but to the unhinged beliefs. Why do you welcome people who support a fabricated plot to round up and kill your political enemies? https://t.co/5g9DiwBilP
— Brian Beutler (@brianbeutler) August 12, 2020
One of the more effusive QAnon adherents running for Congress won on Tuesday. She was the only winner Trump decided to congratulate. When a Republican congressman criticized the conspiracy theory, a Trump campaign staffer attacked him. https://t.co/IfzqNfKAZx
— Philip Bump (@pbump) August 13, 2020
Blame Fox News for the Rise of QAnon https://t.co/D7dM4070MB via @thedailybeast
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) August 14, 2020
House GOP candidate known for QAnon support was 'correspondent' for conspiracy website https://t.co/xhDZNvBoNU
— Andrea Mitchell (@mitchellreports) August 14, 2020
Sad! 