{"id":46274,"date":"2020-08-14T13:35:59","date_gmt":"2020-08-14T20:35:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=46274"},"modified":"2020-08-14T13:35:59","modified_gmt":"2020-08-14T20:35:59","slug":"trumpy-the-conspiracy-clown-embraces-birtherism-and-qanon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=46274","title":{"rendered":"Trumpy the Conspiracy Clown Embraces Birtherism and QAnon"},"content":{"rendered":"

Of all the ways that Donald Trump has defiled the office of the presidency, among the most disturbing is his mainstreaming of conspiracy theories and the freak jobs who promote them. He frequently expresses his concurrence with bizarre and fantastical concoctions that range from cannibal child sex trafficking to staged mass murders.<\/p>\n

\"Donald<\/p>\n

On Friday Trump held another in a series of reelection campaign events that he thries to pretend are press conferences (which the media really needs to stop covering<\/a><\/strong>). And in this episode of the reality TV president’s lie-fest, he was asked directly if he agrees with Republican congressional candidate Marjorie Taylor Greene, who openly supports the QAnon conspiracy cult. Trump replied…<\/p>\n

“She did very well in the election. She won by a lot. She’s very popular\u2026 She had a tremendous victory. And so absolutely. I did congratulate her.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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.@realdonaldtrump<\/a> refuses to disavow the dangerous QAnon conspiracy theory \u2013 a tacit endorsement.<\/p>\n

Trump has turned the party of Lincoln into the party of Q. #TrumpPressBriefing<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/RjFSCwR9zY<\/a><\/p>\n

— American Bridge 21st Century (@American_Bridge) August 14, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n