It’s getting lots of attention.
QAnon is becoming central to who the GOP is. They will not moderate after Trump is out of office—they will get more extremist https://t.co/XR1gB1i7u5
— Daniel Gilmore (@gilmored85) August 16, 2020
CNN’s @jaketapper on some GOP leaders welcoming the candidacy of a QANON conspiracy supporter: The Republican Party is “no longer about the establishment versus the MAGA forces of disruption. It’s about those who still care about facts… and those who have no allegiance to them" pic.twitter.com/gaNvVytdoS
— State of the Union (@CNNSotu) August 16, 2020
I wrote about how it seems a lot of the country started looking at QAnon differently this week – less as a sideshow and more like a threat. https://t.co/EQu3leRQwX
— Charlie Warzel (@cwarzel) August 15, 2020
The tally of prominent Republicans who have denounced QAnon by name now stands at:
— Travis View (@travis_view) August 15, 2020
One Representative
One former Senator
Since Trump isn't willing to address QAnon when asked, I don't anticipate it will climb much higher than that. https://t.co/3OAP7hluSd
"In 2019, an FBI field office released a memo saying QAnon posed a potential domestic terrorism threat. Now, people are voting for more of it." Good piece by @FrankFigliuzzi1 https://t.co/rsTsC9qD9j
— Asha Rangappa (@AshaRangappa_) August 15, 2020
Exclusive: A clandestine network of organized QAnon believers has inspired child abductions and other crimes across the country. https://t.co/oNl2AyTpUh
— Will Sommer (@willsommer) August 15, 2020
The GOP position is now that if the political opposition wins the presidency, it’s the end of the country. I hope they understand that a liberal democracy cannot endure such partisanship. It will either become a one-party state or succumb to civil war. https://t.co/r9ZIaLBIBc
— Damon Linker (@DamonLinker) August 14, 2020
While QAnon bubbled on the fringes of the internet for years, researchers and experts say it has emerged in recent months as a sort of centralized hub for conspiracy and alternative health communities. https://t.co/bTGN6XhUUq
— NBC News (@NBCNews) August 15, 2020
“Trump’s embrace is what makes this different, and more worrisome. If Trump is the president, and he’s embracing this, are we so confident that it’s not the future?” https://t.co/CjIJoUPF8w
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) August 14, 2020
Opinion: If Joe Biden wins, there will be a far-right reaction.
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 14, 2020
This deranged cult is already finding a place in the GOP. https://t.co/mhzVkVVzXp
Followers of the pro-Trump conspiracy theory QAnon believe Hollywood and Democratic elites take a psychedelic drug called Adrenochrome harvested from the fear of children https://t.co/BsoJWQeP26
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) August 15, 2020
Bill Mitchell, Trump sycophant and prominent supporter of the QAnon conspiracy theory, was permanently suspended from Twitter for previously trying to evade bans https://t.co/F0mhF4q3pi
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) August 14, 2020
President Trump declined to answer whether he believes in the baseless QAnon conspiracy theory, instead defending his decision to endorse a GOP congressional candidate with a history of promoting QAnon theories and making racist and anti-Semitic remarks https://t.co/aS1rxRD7Qw
— CNN (@CNN) August 14, 2020
Another Republican Congressman showing how easy it is to condemn QAnon. https://t.co/G5m1tEyQNq
— Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__) August 16, 2020
An ex-SEAL who posted Soros conspiracy theories is accused of throwing IEDs at protesters. Other ex-SEALs share QAnon content with threats to act on it. What happens when violent theories reach special forces? https://t.co/dUVpf8Ysmg
— Kelly Weill (@KELLYWEILL) August 18, 2020
Sad! 