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Trump on QAnon conspiracy theory: "Is that supposed to be a bad thing?"
nbcnews.com ^ | Aug. 20, 2020 | Shannon Pettypiece

Posted on 08/19/2020 5:04:13 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump declined on Wednesday to disavow the QAnon movement, saying the followers of the extreme conspiracy theory oppose violent protests, and "I've heard these are people who love our country."

When reminded by a reporter for NBC News that the movement's followers believe he is fighting to stop a satanic cult of pedophiles and cannibals, he asked: "Is that supposed to be a bad thing?"

Trump said he didn't know much about the QAnon movement's followers, "other than I understand they like me very much, which I appreciate. But I don't know much about the movement. I have heard that it is gaining in popularity."

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TOPICS: Conspiracy; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: qanon
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To: BenLurkin

Well, this sayes that Paul Pelosi Jr. was not.

https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/jan/17/blog-posting/was-nancy-pelosis-son-executive-ukrainian-gas-comp/

With the exception of Hunter this says that the others were not, although Christopher Heinz did have a business with Devon Archer but got out of the business relationship when they started to do business with Burisma.

https://www.factcheck.org/2019/10/dubious-posts-tie-political-families-to-ukraine-work/

So, based on these 2 sources only 1 of 3 is true. Its late and I am not certain I want to dig deeper tonight.

(What did they say on the X files? I want to believe! Oh well. Will wait and watch for new info!)


41 posted on 08/19/2020 7:03:43 PM PDT by Pete from Shawnee Mission
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To: bagster

Hmm... calm before the storm maybe?


42 posted on 08/19/2020 7:09:37 PM PDT by little jeremiah (Courage is not simply one of the Thanks.virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point.)
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To: Brilliant; Berlin_Freeper

What we need is a transcript. If anyone finds a transcript, post it please.


43 posted on 08/19/2020 7:11:44 PM PDT by little jeremiah (Courage is not simply one of the Thanks.virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point.)
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To: Berlin_Freeper
Why, he was almost Clintonesque ("it depends on what the meaning of the word 'is' is") in his subtletly.

"I don't know much about the movement."

WWG1WGA!

44 posted on 08/19/2020 7:15:23 PM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change with out notice.)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Insipid questions from the official DNC press release typists at NBC get the type of answers they deserve from the President.


45 posted on 08/19/2020 7:16:01 PM PDT by Sasparilla ( I'm Not Tired of Winning)
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To: little jeremiah

Maybe the wind blown scent of rain before a storm.


46 posted on 08/19/2020 7:16:01 PM PDT by Pete from Shawnee Mission (Word of the day; Petrichor is the earthy scent produced when rain falls on dry soil.)
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To: Berlin_Freeper; bagster; CJ Wolf

FTA....

....While QAnon has been seen as a fringe movement for years, researchers and experts say it has emerged in recent months as a sort of centralized hub for utterly false conspiracy and alternative health communities. The group has been linked to several violent, criminal incidents, including a train hijacking, kidnappings, a police chase and a murder.....

= = = = = =

What a completely BS sentence....offered with absolutely NO proof, whatsoever.

They also say that Trump did not ‘disavow’ Qanon.

Hmmmm.....have ANY of the Dems, at the Dem Sham Wow Clown Convention show denounced the REAL violent groups, Antifa and BLM, and the destruction caused by these groups, in LIB CONTROLLED cites, across the country???


47 posted on 08/19/2020 7:16:24 PM PDT by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.)
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To: foldspace

48 posted on 08/19/2020 7:17:58 PM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change with out notice.)
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To: Brilliant
The reporter told him that they believe that he has been tasked with solving the worlds problems. He said “Is that supposed to be a bad thing?”

and that is absolutely not what the reporter stated\asked.

go to the link in the start of the thread and scroll to the video and start at 1:32
49 posted on 08/19/2020 7:50:37 PM PDT by stylin19a ( 2016 - Best.Election.Of.All.Times.Ever.In.The.History.Of.Ever)
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To: little jeremiah

not a transcript but what looks like a quoted decipher here

https://news.yahoo.com/supposed-bad-thing-trump-responds-225056380.html

pretty much what I heard in the video;

Well, [INAUDIBLE] crux of the theory is this belief that you are secretly saving the world from this satanic cult of pedophiles and cannibals. Does that sound like something you are behind [INAUDIBLE]?

DONALD TRUMP: Well, I haven’t— I haven’t heard that, but is that supposed to be a bad thing or a good thing?


50 posted on 08/19/2020 8:01:43 PM PDT by stylin19a ( 2016 - Best.Election.Of.All.Times.Ever.In.The.History.Of.Ever)
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To: foldspace

Wow!


51 posted on 08/19/2020 8:37:55 PM PDT by FreeperCell
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To: stylin19a; little jeremiah

I watched it, LIVE.

Looks like stylin has it right.


52 posted on 08/19/2020 9:05:45 PM PDT by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.)
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To: stylin19a; grey_whiskers
Something to think about....

Look at all the Russiagate hoaxers, Kavanaugh smear merchants, and Covington Catholic libel peddlers in the media warning the public tonight about dangerous conspiracy theories!— Emerald Robinson ✝️ (@EmeraldRobinson) August 20, 2020


53 posted on 08/19/2020 9:11:52 PM PDT by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.)
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To: stylin19a; Jane Long

Aha, transcript:

Here’s a transcript of the Q part of that press conference:

http://freerepublic.com/focus/news/3875837/posts?page=137#137

Donald Trump Press Conference August 19
transcript:

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Donald Trump: (12:20)
And I want to thank you all for being here and we’ll take some questions. Yes, please.

Speaker 1: (12:28)
During the pandemic, the QAnon movement appears to be gaining a lot of followers. Can you talk about what you think about that and what you have to say to people who are following this movement right now?

Donald Trump: (12:40)
Well, I don’t know much about the movement other than I understand they like me very much, which I appreciate. But I don’t know much about the movement. I have heard that it is gaining in popularity. And from what I’ve hear is these are people that when they watch the streets of Portland, when they watch what happened in New York city in just the last six or seven months, but this was starting even four years ago when I came here. Almost four years, can you believe it? These are people that don’t like seeing what’s going on in places like Portland and places like Chicago and New York and other cities and states.

Donald Trump: (13:21)
And I’ve heard these are people that love our country and they just don’t like seeing it. So I don’t know really anything about it other than they do supposedly like me. And they also would like to see problems in these areas, especially the areas that we’re talking about, go away. Because there’s no reason the Democrats can’t run a city. And if they can’t, we will send in all of the federal, whether it’s troops or law enforcement, whatever, they’d like. We’ll send them in. We’ll straighten out their problem in 24 hours or less.

Speaker 1: (13:57)
The cause of the theory is this belief that you are secretly saving the world from this satanic cult of pedophiles and cannibals. Does that sound like something you are behind or-

Donald Trump: (14:12)
Well, I haven’t heard that. But is that supposed to be a bad thing or a good thing? I mean, if I can help save the world from problems, I’m willing to do it. I’m willing to put myself out there. And we are actually. We’re saving the world from a radical left philosophy that will destroy this country. And when this country is gone, the rest of the world would follow. The rest of the world would follow. That’s the importance of this country. And when you look at some of the things that these people are saying with defund the police and no borders, open borders, everybody just pour right into our country, no testing, no nothing. You talk about testing, no testing. Mexico as you know has a very high rate of infection. The wall is now going to be, next week, 300 miles long.

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54 posted on 08/19/2020 9:12:15 PM PDT by little jeremiah (Courage is not simply one of the Thanks.virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point.)
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To: little jeremiah

thanQ


55 posted on 08/19/2020 9:17:28 PM PDT by stylin19a ( 2016 - Best.Election.Of.All.Times.Ever.In.The.History.Of.Ever)
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To: little jeremiah

THANKQ!!

Saving!! Some, here, are twisting his words. This is a keeper.

His answer, to the hack/tool, was masterful.

His closing words to today, to one of the other tools, are worth noting, as well.

Mic drop worthy.

What an amazing presser, today, from our amazing POTUS.


56 posted on 08/19/2020 9:18:37 PM PDT by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.)
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To: little jeremiah
Well, I don’t know much about the movement other than I understand they like me very much, which I appreciate.

LOL! It's apparent he knows quite a lot about "the movement".

57 posted on 08/20/2020 2:37:01 AM PDT by Fresh Wind (China kills over 750,000 and the sheeple sleep. Cops kill one person, and cities burn.)
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To: Boardwalk
Trump is Batman!

He has admitted that.

It must be true!

58 posted on 08/20/2020 2:49:53 AM PDT by Fresh Wind (China kills over 750,000 and the sheeple sleep. Cops kill one person, and cities burn.)
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To: \/\/ayne; LucyT
Trump said he didn't know much about the QAnon movement's followers, “other than I understand they like me very much, which I appreciate. But I don't know much about the movement. I have heard that it is gaining in popularity.”

**** How can Trump not know BAAAHHHAAAA Q clams to have military personnel. Who is giving them their inside information on the Pedophiles only and the President isn't. Baaahhhaaaa

Qs, English is not even their first language, just go read and they must have 25 different screen names.

The only thing Q is about is promoting Pedophiles.

59 posted on 08/20/2020 6:05:04 AM PDT by DAVEY CROCKETT ( Amos5: Hate evil, love good, And establish justice in the (gate) Court.)
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To: All

And a prefect time to promote Q and he said he didn’t know them bbbbbbbbbbaaaaaaahhhhaaa


60 posted on 08/20/2020 6:08:24 AM PDT by DAVEY CROCKETT ( Amos5: Hate evil, love good, And establish justice in the (gate) Court.)
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