Not from David Duke, for instance.
Not from the fine people on both sides at Charlottesville.
And he has openly embraced and praised Alex Jones for his work purveying conspiracy theories.
Even his virus quackery is repeated conspiracy theories ("anecdotal", "lots of people say").
So this is really no surprise.
'These are people who love our country': Trump embraces the far-right QAnon conspiracy movement from the White House podium and claims he's 'saving the world'
Trump said that he didn't know much about the movement but that followers of the conspiracy "like me very much, which I appreciate."
"These are people who don't like seeing what's going on in places like Portland, in places like Chicago and New York, and other cities and states," he went on. "These are people who love our country."
A reporter then told Trump the group claimed he was "secretly saving the world from this satanic cult of pedophiles and cannibals."
"Does that sound like something you are behind?" the reporter asked.
"I haven't heard that, but is that supposed to be a bad thing or a good thing?" Trump replied. "I mean, you know, if I can help save the world from problems, I'm willing to do it — I'm willing to put myself out there."
He went further, saying he was, in fact, saving the country and the world.
"We are, actually," he said. "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."
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Broadly, the QAnon conspiracy theory claims the world is run by a satanic cabal of elites intent on bringing down the Trump presidency.
It alleges, among other things, that the former special counsel Robert Mueller was appointed to investigate Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, and other top Democrats who opposed Trump and that the so-called American deep state tried to shoot down Air Force One before Trump's summit in North Korea last year.
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The president has shared, retweeted, and otherwise promoted dozens of messages from QAnon supporters but had not directly addressed the conspiracy theory before Wednesday.
The movement is also gaining steam among Republican candidates for public office: At least two Republican congressional candidates who've voiced support for QAnon are poised to win House seats in November.
At no time did Bozo say or do anything indicating skepticism or amusement at the idea he is secretly saving the world from cannibal pedophiles, or indicating he was doing no such thing.
QAnon.
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