1. We should probably talk more about how Trump's campaign is courting members of a cult who believe Barack Obama, Oprah Winfrey, and Tom Hanks are Satan-worshiping pedophiles who are running a secret sex trafficking operation and only Trump can stop them
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2. Ivanka and Bill Barr traveled to Georgia yesterday to participate in an event around human trafficking. There was no new policy to announce, just a small amount of grant funding. Ivanka and Barr jointly made a similar announcement in August.
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3. Trump was asked explicitly about QAnon in August and only had nice things to say.
He described the group as "growing in popularity" and comprised of "people who love our country."
He said he appreciated their support.
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4. Trump enthusiastically backed a Congressional candidate who endorsed QAnon.
A Trump campaign official appeared on an online show devoted to QAnon and encouraged viewers to volunteer for the campaign.
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5. Trump's favorite cable network, OANN, is sympathetic to QAnon.
In July, an OANN correspondent said, "Americans may be doing their own research, as reports also say QAnon is becoming a widely accepted system of beliefs - the new mainstream."
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6. Fueling the QAnon conspiracy isn't just absurd. It's dangerous.
QAnon supporters, believing they must do anything to stop Satan-worshiping pedophiles, have been linked to kidnappings, a train hijacking, and murder.
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