Trump openly embraces, amplifies QAnon conspiracy theories

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After winking at QAnon for years, Donald Trump is overtly embracing the baseless conspiracy theory,

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even as the number of frightening real-world events linked to it grows.

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On Tuesday, using his Truth Social platform, the Republican former president reposted an image of himself wearing a Q lapel pin

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overlaid with the words “The Storm is Coming." In QAnon lore, the “storm” refers to Trump's final victory, when supposedly he will

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regain power and his opponents will be tried, and potentially executed, on live television.

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As Trump contemplates another run for the presidency and has become increasingly assertive in the Republican primary process

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during the midterm elections, his actions show that far from distancing himself from the political fringe, he is welcoming it.

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He's published dozens of recent Q-related posts, in contrast to 2020, when he claimed that while he didn't know

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much about QAnon, he couldn't disprove its conspiracy theory.

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