Why Trump embracing QAnon is so dangerous

In mid-August, President Trump did something incredibly dangerous: he refused to disavow the fringe conspiracy group QAnon. In this latest episode of The Point, Chris Cillizza explains why Trump’s decision is so worrisome.

SOURCES AND FURTHER READING:

Exclusive: FBI document warns conspiracy theories are a new domestic terrorism threat
https://news.yahoo.com/fbi-documents-conspiracy-theories-terrorism-160000507.html?soc_src=hl-viewer&soc_trk=tw

Greene wants to be ‘worst nightmare’ of Democrats. She could also haunt Georgia GOP.
https://www.ajc.com/politics/politics-blog/greene-wants-to-be-worst-nightmare-of-democrats-she-could-also-haunt-georgia-gop/FEF7HTUPZ5HJ7LDT4YSZLL2MRU/

QAnon, the Crazy Pro-Trump Conspiracy, Melts Down Over OIG Report
https://www.thedailybeast.com/qanon-the-crazy-pro-trump-conspiracy-melts-down-over-oig-report

This is one of the most dangerous things Donald Trump has done as president
https://lite.cnn.com/en/article/h_1b1f2c546851be4fd78dfab93e9b42cf

In Trump’s Twitter Feed: Conspiracy-Mongers, Racists and Spies
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/11/02/us/politics/trump-twitter-disinformation.html

Donald Trump stumbles on David Duke, KKK
https://www.cnn.com/2016/02/28/politics/donald-trump-white-supremacists/index.html

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