Re: 141 - I believe it’s just schtick. President Trump welcomes all supporters. Whatever he publicly does in regard to Q, reading into that either negatively or positively is just speculation. But that won’t stop the media.
The same with things like President Trump criticizing Minority Leader McConnell. I believe it’s just for show. How do you explain President Trump being mentioned in ads put out by the National Republican Senatorial Committee? Trump or McConnell could put a stop to ads using Trump as a fundraising method. They don’t.
Like it or not, President Trump has worked and continues to work with Deep Staters and in several areas is supportive of the Deep State (e.g. his support of banning bump stocks and red flag laws). It’s just the way it is. As you and others point out it is how Trump is portrayed in the media that carries a lot of weight.
He’s still a good agent for change regarding Washington corruption.
True, whatever Trump does or doesn’t do will be subjectively interpreted by the media — and to that I’ll add by Q followers as well. They have convinced themselves that Trump is Q+ and nothing will dissuade them from that belief. They imagine he is sending them secret signals. There’s a Q pattern in Melania’s dress that only they seem able to discern. They imagine Trump “drew an air Q” that only they seem to be able to see. While on a ReTruthing spree, Trump ReTruths some meme posted by a Q follower that flatters him and it’s a “proof”.
As I posted earlier, the fact that Trump bans people wearing or selling Q gear from his rallies does not make so much as a dent in their belief that he is Q+. He does not need to pander to them.
The Biden administration has been a disaster. The Dems have nothing positive to run on. All they can do is distract from their messes and positive messaging from their Republican opponents. So they hammer Jan6, the FBI raid and the Q thing to fire up their base, dampen enthusiasm among Republican moderates and turn Independents off Republicans.
No wonder they decided way back when that they would paint Republicans as “The Party of Q” for the midterms. See my post #106 for link:
https://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/4098062/posts?page=106#106