President Trump thanks conspiracy theory group QAnon for their support

President Trump on Wednesday showed his appreciation to QAnon supporters and thanked them for their support during his press conference.  President Trump said that he “doesn’t know much” about  QAnon but “understands that they like him.”

President Trump went on to say that QAnon supporters “love our country” and do not like what has been happening to it.

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— QAA Podcast 🌹 (@QanonAnonymous) August 20, 2020

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  has accused QAnon of being a “conspiracy theory-driven” group and has called them a “domestic extremist threat.” The FBI believes the group will increase more criminal or violent acts leading up to and during the 2020 presidential election.

QAnon began in October 2017 with an anonymous post on a 4chan image board online by an individual who goes by Q. Q has claimed that he or she has a top-security clearance and access to virtual information. Q has also claimed that he has information on the Trump administration and its opponents in the United States and has also claimed he has “Q clearance.”

Q clearance or Q authorization is a reference used by the United States Department of Energy (DOE) for top security clearance for Restricted Data. Any person with a Q clearance is classified as having a National Security Critical-Sensitive position ( Level 3).  Security clearances are divided into 3 levels, the first level is confidential information, the second level is confidential information, and the third level is top secret information.

QAnon theories have included claims that Hillary Clinton was running a child sex ring out of a restaurant named Comet Ping Pong which is owned by James Alefantis and located in Washington, D.C. The conspiracy on a child sex ring at Comet Ping Pong began when stolen emails between  Alefantis and John Podesta, a former White House chief of staff and chair of Clinton’s presidential campaign and believe that there was evidence of children being abused. This conspiracy theory has become known as Pizzagate.

 
The organization also talked about the Covid-19 pandemic and called it a hoax from February 2020 to March 2020. Supporters believed that the virus was a way to stop Trump’s re-election by destroying the economy of the United States.

The group quickly changed their stance on March 28, 2020, when President Trump and WHO announced there was a pandemic. That is when they welcomed it and said it was time to “celebrate.” Some Qanon supports in the religious communities believe that only God’s chosen would survive.

Other QAnon conspiracies have also included, that the “Deep State” or the “Cabal” is in control, and are running banks, the pharmaceutical industry, agriculture, media, and the entertainment industry.

They have also accused Bill and Melinda Gates of being the devil and that they are using the pandemic as a way to push a new vaccine that would have a chip to track people and believe the Clintons are behind many solved murders.