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September 23, 2022

Trump Openly Embraces Far-Right QAnon Conspiracy Theory
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This comes as former President Donald Trump is openly embracing the
far-right, antisemitic QAnon movement. Adherents of the conspiracy
theory believe Trump is secretly at war with a deep state cabal of elite
Satan-worshiping Democrats who run a child sex trafficking operation.
Last week, Trump shared a post on his "Truth Social" platform of him
wearing a "Q" on his lapel and featuring two QAnon slogans. And on
Saturday, Trump led a rally for Republican Senate candidate J.D. Vance
in Ohio, where he set part of his speech to music that was almost
identical to a theme song adopted by QAnon. Hundreds of Trump supporters
responded with a one-fingered salute - a gesture that's drawn
comparisons to the infamous salute used in Nazi Germany.


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