Trump and his new campaign ally RFK Jr. spent the week touting conspiracy theories online.
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Trump Is Sharing QAnon Posts While His Campaign Staff Runs Damage Control
 
Former President Donald Trump once tried to keep a healthy distance between himself and the conspiratorial elements of his supporter base, admitting only a vague familiarity with their beliefs.

A flurry of activity seen on his Truth Social page this week, however, emphasizes how far he’s come toward fully and openly embracing the far-right fringe as he faces an increasingly tight presidential race.

Trump shared several images referencing the baseless QAnon conspiracy that holds him up as a savior battling so-called “deep state” operatives involved in satanic rituals and sex trafficking.

“NOTHING CAN STOP WHAT IS COMING,” reads text overlaid on one photo illustration of Trump walking somberly between two rows of soldiers as he is flanked by lightning bolts. A pair of eyes painted with stars and stripes fills the space where the sky should be.

Another image includes the same phrase along with the QAnon slogan “where we go one, we go all,” abbreviated as “WWG1WGA!!!”

Karoline Leavitt, the Trump campaign’s press secretary, dodged a question on Trump’s reposting binge during an appearance on CNN.

 
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What Else Is Happening
 
 
Just a few days after dropping his independent presidential bid (mostly) and joining Donald Trump’s Republican campaign, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is already amplifying a conspiracy theory that is completely bonkers, even for him: chemtrails. “We are going to stop this crime,” Kennedy posted on social media Monday in response to an X account sharing a conspiracy theory video, which claimed that pilots use their planes to secretly spray chemicals on unsuspecting populations.
 
 
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Supreme Court Justice Kentanji Brown Jackson said in a recorded interview with CBS News that she feels “as prepared as anyone can be” when asked about the possibility that the 2024 presidential election results will be contested and require the high court’s intervention. It’s a scenario that appears likely, as former President Trump has been hinting for months that he will claim the election was “rigged” if he does not win.
 
 
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JD Vance dismissed reports of an altercation this week between two members of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and an official at Arlington National Cemetery, instead blaming the media for blowing it out of proportion. He said that “apparently somebody at Arlington Cemetery, some staff member, had a little disagreement with somebody” and “the media has turned this into a national news story."
 
 
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