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Trump performing in Ohio
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The relationship between Donald Trump and the supporters of the crude QAnon conspiracy mythology has long been characterized by mutual sympathy.
As openly as at the weekend when he appeared in the state of Ohio, the former US President has hardly ever campaigned for the votes of this group of people.
Trump appeared in the city of Youngstown to campaign for Republican Senate candidate JD Vance.
Trump gave a speech that was accompanied by music.
And when the piece of music was selected, political observers pricked up their ears.
As reported by the »New York Times«, among others, the track was practically indistinguishable from the so-called »QAnon anthem«.
To the sound of music and Trump's words, numerous people in the audience raised their arms – presumably because they understood the former president's pointer.
Followers of the right-wing QAnon conspiracy nonsense are convinced that a powerful group of satanic child molesters are kidnapping and holding boys and girls captive to make a drug out of their blood.
They believe that the coronavirus was developed in a Chinese laboratory - possibly with the help of Barack Obama - to harm Trump and prevent his re-election;
this, too, is as absurd as it is wrong.
And they think Trump is a hero who fights against the "deep state" and wants to protect the world from a bestial clique.
The FBI believes many of the group's supporters are violent and armed.
Supposedly pure coincidence in the choice of music
Officially, the Trump team rejects any flirtation with this fringe group.
Accordingly, the instrumental track is the piece "Mirrors" from a public and royalty-free music platform.
Any connection to QAnon was fabricated by the media, Trump spokesman Taylor Budowich claimed.
He spoke of a "ridiculous attempt to provoke a scandal and divide the country".
However, Trump's message should have been very clear to viewers in Ohio.
It also fits that, according to the New York Times, Trump recently appeared on his own truth social network with a Q badge.
The sentence "The storm is brewing" was written under the photo.
Among QAnon supporters, this "storm" is interpreted as Trump's seizure of power and the arrest and possible execution of his political opponents.
In the controversy surrounding the music election in Ohio, it was almost lost that Trump exposed Senate candidate JD Vance on a public stage.
"JD kisses my ass he wants my support so badly," the former president said, pointing at Vance.
On the US broadcaster CNN, former Republican MP Barbara Comstock described the appearance as "humiliating" for Vance.
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