One of the most unnerving scenes at Donald Trump’s MAGA rally in Youngstown, Ohio, Sept. 17, came when Trump closed his speech to the strains of what sounded like a QAnon song—with many in the crowd raising one finger to the sky. According to CNN, even some of Trump’s own aides realized “we might have a problem” when that happened.
Meanwhile, over on Trump’s Truth Social platform, a number of QAnon supporters figuratively danced jigs, believing it was proof that their messiah was embracing their cause.
And earlier this week, Trump gave QAnon devotees even more reason to celebrate—and fair-minded Americans more reason to be very concerned. According to Will Sommer of The Daily Beast, when a user on Trump’s social media platform shared a video full of QAnon tropes, Trump himself reposted the video.
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On Friday, Sommer shared screenshots of the video on Twitter.
Trump reposted the video on Thursday night after seeing a dual Trump-QAnon devotee on his platform share it earlier. What else was in that video he tacitly endorsed by sharing it? Sommer offers more:
This comes on the heels of Trump sharing an image of himself wearing a “Q” pin, along with the caption, “The Storm is Coming”—a reference to the moment Q adherents believe Trump will punish his enemies.
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Needless to say, other QAnon followers on Truth Social were overjoyed. One claimed that this was hard evidence that “the Storm is coming.” Another claimed that the video was a golden opportunity to red-pill (convert) Trump supporters who don’t “trust the plan” just yet.
Yet a significant number of Trump’s own team members don’t “trust the plan,” if what happened at Trump’s Friday night rally in Wilmington, North Carolina, is any indication. Lisa Desjardins of PBS’ Newshour reported that a number of people raised their fingers in the air—only to yank them back down on orders from security.
On the face of it, this is yet another case where Trump’s own team can’t control him. But it’s even more frightening than that. In the face of declining popularity and legal troubles galore, the de facto leader of the Republican Party is openly embracing dangerous conspiracy theories that have led to numerous acts of violence, and was one of the contributing causes of a deadly insurrection.
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Meanwhile, over on Trump’s Truth Social platform, a number of QAnon supporters figuratively danced jigs, believing it was proof that their messiah was embracing their cause.
And earlier this week, Trump gave QAnon devotees even more reason to celebrate—and fair-minded Americans more reason to be very concerned. According to Will Sommer of The Daily Beast, when a user on Trump’s social media platform shared a video full of QAnon tropes, Trump himself reposted the video.
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On Friday, Sommer shared screenshots of the video on Twitter.
Trump reposted the video on Thursday night after seeing a dual Trump-QAnon devotee on his platform share it earlier. What else was in that video he tacitly endorsed by sharing it? Sommer offers more:
This comes on the heels of Trump sharing an image of himself wearing a “Q” pin, along with the caption, “The Storm is Coming”—a reference to the moment Q adherents believe Trump will punish his enemies.
RELATED: Trump uses Truth Social to threaten Fox News and Lincoln Project, but that's not the funniest part
Needless to say, other QAnon followers on Truth Social were overjoyed. One claimed that this was hard evidence that “the Storm is coming.” Another claimed that the video was a golden opportunity to red-pill (convert) Trump supporters who don’t “trust the plan” just yet.
Yet a significant number of Trump’s own team members don’t “trust the plan,” if what happened at Trump’s Friday night rally in Wilmington, North Carolina, is any indication. Lisa Desjardins of PBS’ Newshour reported that a number of people raised their fingers in the air—only to yank them back down on orders from security.
On the face of it, this is yet another case where Trump’s own team can’t control him. But it’s even more frightening than that. In the face of declining popularity and legal troubles galore, the de facto leader of the Republican Party is openly embracing dangerous conspiracy theories that have led to numerous acts of violence, and was one of the contributing causes of a deadly insurrection.
Donald Trump and his MAGA allies came close to overthrowing our democracy on Jan. 6, and they will try again if they win in 2022. The best thing you can do is to help get out the Democratic vote for the midterms, and we need everyone to do what they can. Click here to find all the volunteer opportunities available.