The central theme is that President Trump is a near-messianic figure who is besieged by threats from evil government officials. Since then, the QAnon universe has expanded to include a series of outlandish claims. put out an intelligence bulletin identifying QAnon and other fringe conspiracy theories as a potential domestic terror threat. People said to have been radicalized by QAnon have been charged with crimes including attempted kidnapping and murder. Still, the president has played right along, at times at times elevating and encouraging QAnon followers.

Source: New York Times June 18, 2020 23:03 UTC