Posted on 10/17/2020 1:09:44 PM PDT by RandFan
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) on Friday slammed President Trump for refusing to denounce QAnon, a group that has spread false information on social media about COVID-19 and the Black Lives Matter movement and which the FBI warns is a domestic terror threat.
The presidents unwillingness to denounce an absurd and dangerous conspiracy theory last night continues an alarming pattern: politicians and parties refuse to forcefully and convincingly repudiate groups like antifa, white supremacists and conspiracy peddlers, Romney said in a statement tweeted Friday afternoon.
Similarly troubling is their silence regarding anti-vaxxers, militias and anarchists, he added. Rather than expel the rabid fringes and the extremes, they have coddled or adopted them, eagerly trading their principles for the hope of electoral victories.
Trump pointedly declined to criticize QAnon during a nationally-televised town hall Thursday evening when Savannah Guthrie of NBC News asked him to debunk a conspiracy theory about Satan-worshiping politicians and celebrities being part of a global sex abuse conspiracy.
I know nothing about it. I do know they are very much against pedophilia. They fight it very hard, but I know nothing about it, Trump replied.
It was the second time in less than a month that the president has refused to condemn a fringe group viewed as sympathetic to his cause.
During his debate with Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Sept. 29, Trump refused to condemn white supremacist groups when pressed by moderator Chris Wallace.
Trump referenced one such group, the Proud Boys, by name and said: Stand back and stand by. But Ill tell you what, Ill tell you what, somebodys got to do something about antifa and the left, because this is not a right-wing problem.
Trumps refusal to condemn the Proud Boys and similar groups prompted an immediate backlash from Republicans on Capitol Hill.
The next day Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) told reporters: It was unacceptable not to condemn white supremacists, associating himself with the remarks of Sen. Tim Scott (S.C.), the only African American in the Senate GOP conference, who called on Trump to correct his statement.
Romney on Tuesday criticized Trump and Democrats for contributing to what he called a hate-filled morass.
I have stayed quiet with the approach of the election, Romney said in another statement posted on Twitter. "But Im troubled by our politics, as it has moved away from spirited debate to a vile, vituperative, hate-filled morass that is unbecoming of any free nationlet alone the birthplace of modern democracy."
Romney warned that rabid attacks back and forth between Trump and Democratic leaders such as Speaker Nancy Pelosi (Calif.) kindle the conspiracy mongers and the haters who take the small and predictable step from intemperate word to dangerous action.
He cited Trump calling Bidens running mate, Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), a monster and Pelosis tearing up of Trumps State of the Union speech on national television in February.
The 2008 and 2012 elections were a joke, orchestrated by the Derp State. The “Republicans” were fakes. Ringers. The “debates” were Kabuki theater. Willard the Rat doesn’t want to do anything that requires much work. He gave up on the MA Governorship after two years in and wanted out. But, much like that other corrupt, fake Republican & Derp Stater McQueeg, he hates Conservatives with a burning passion.
Q is Russian disinformation put out for this very reason.
Plus they seem to be confusing it with ANON which speaks volumes about their ignorance.
Trump has not denounced Jack the Ripper either. /s
Have to know what something is. Its not exactly a well-known or well-defined group. I have no idea what they are other than someone telling me they think Democrats slice up children and put them on pizza instead of anchovies.
As far as you know ...
Ping
Qanon is useful. Romney is a useless Mormon.
The same Romney that Biden said was going To re-institute black slavery and that same Romney just stood there and failed to call Biden a disgusting liar? We got Trump because we had Milquetost Romney and found him indigestible.
I wasnt a Trumper at all, but the man is a fighter and that is sadly quite rare in the GOP.
Is Mittens worried about something?? That creep looks like the type.
Are qanonions blocking traffic, blowing up buildings, shooting people in the streets, disrupting diners in restaurants, painting streets with huge yellow QLMs? Mittens just what harm has accrued to you or anyone from this q-conspiracy other than make you look like the useless tool you are by obsessing over i.
Maybe he didn't much like this post.
Read carefully.
Re-read carefully.
Spy_insert [EC] known?
Re-read drops re: Spy_insert.
What do these people have in common?
Pelosi's son
Kerry's son
ROMNEY's son
Biden's son
Hint: Geo location: Ukraine
Hint: Energy
Coincidence?
When [GS] calls, D's always answer.
Nothing can stop what is coming.
Nothing!
#PanicInDC
Why doesn’t Romney tell us what it is. I’d like to know myself.
“Has Romney denounced conspiracy theories around the White Horse prophecy?”
No, in fact his impeachment vote was don in furtherance of them.
Besides, what is Mitt’s concern? Is he a pedophile? Or is he part of the deep state misinformation and control campaign? Both?
Seriously, what has “Q-Anon” ever done to anyone to create a need to denounce it/them?
There is an article on today.com titled “Facts aren’t feelings: How to handle QAnon supporters in your mom groups” It’s unbelievable. One of their solutions is to “report” them but it doesn’t say to who. Seems strange they are trying so hard to get people not to believe qAnon. What do they have against rooting out pedophiles?
OMG people are burning buildings, destroying businesses, there are pedo rings everywhere, they tried to overthrow our elections and THIS is what the hell they are worried about!!!
Wow, it must have changed in the last 20 years...or maybe my hotel was in the right neighborhood.
Like every mainstream media outlet?
How high, sir?
There is Q and there are Anons. There is no Qanon.
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