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A speaker at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) promoted the QAnon conspiracy theory from the events main stage on Sunday, shortly before Donald Trump was scheduled to appear at the conservative movements premiere annual event. Former congressional candidate Angela Stanton King, who has frequently boosted the conspiracy theory on social media, called for an investigation into whether QAnons bizarre claims about a cabal of cannibal-pedophiles controlling the world and a mysterious figure named Q giving hidden messages to Trump supporters are real.
Lets address it, King said. So we know in this election, there were some things going on in regards to the conspiracy theories with Q, right? And I think, me as a person, before I ever got into the conservative movement, Ive always been an advocate even if its for abused children or its for those people that are incarcerated. So I think that any allegations coming forward in regards to any type of abuse when it comes to children deserves to be investigated, it deserves to be made aware of.
The CPAC crowd applauded Kings call for an investigation into the claims made by QAnon believers, which include allegations that Democratic Party leaders and Hollywood celebrities sexually abuse children and drink their blood to stay young. QAnon supporters believe in a moment called The Storm, in which they anticipate Trump will order mass arrests or executions of his political opponents.
I think that, you know, once we find out, you know, whether this is true or not, then we can move on, but we at least have to be able to address it, King said, claiming that the media had tried to cancel her for her beliefs in QAnon.
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https://www.yahoo.com/news/cpac-speaker-angela-stanton-king-201726175.html
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(18,639 posts)Angela Stanton-King (born February 19, 1977) is an American author, television personality, and motivational speaker based in Atlanta, Georgia. She spent two years in prison for conspiracy and was later pardoned by President Donald Trump. She was the Republican candidate for Georgia's 5th congressional district in the 2020 election, losing to Nikema Williams after receiving 14.9% of the vote.
She has been described as a far-right figure in American politics and a close Trump ally, as well as a supporter of QAnon, which espouses far-right, anti-Semitic conspiracy theories.
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