Trump Refuses To Say If He Backs QAnon Batshittery

The Hill reports:

Trump was asked during his briefing about his tweet congratulating Majorie Taylor Greene on her primary victory, and specifically whether he agreed with her views on QAnon, which posits that Trump will expose and arrest a “deep state” cabal of Democrats and elites who control the government and run sex trafficking rings.

“She did very well in the election. She won by a lot. She was very popular,” Trump said. “She comes from a great state. And she had a tremendous victory, so absolutely I did congratulate her.”

Trump ignored a follow-up question about QAnon specifically and moved on to another reporter. The president on Wednesday offered his full-throated support for Greene, who has also made incendiary comments about Muslims and Black people.

Trump dodged questions on QAnon from @colvinj but defended his support for the GOP congressional candidate who subscribes to the bogus conspiracy theory.

— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) August 14, 2020

Trump avoids answering when @colvinj specifically asks if agrees with the candidate he recently congratulated and how she’s embraced QAnon conspiracy theory. https://t.co/flmwYzWlxp

— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) August 14, 2020