>> Donald Trump has some thoughts about, the unhinged conspiracy theories that make up
the group known as Qanon.
Let's watch.
>> The theory is this belief, that you are secretly saving the world from this satanic
cult and, Paedophiles and cannibals.
Does that sound like something you are behind?
>> Well, I haven't heard that, but is that supposed to be a bad thing, or a good thing?
If I can help save the world from problems, I'm willing to do it, I 'm willing to put
myself out there.
And we are actually, 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.
>> John, thoughts.
>> Honestly, screw everything Like honestly, this is, I got the-
>> We haven't eaten the rich yet guys.
>> This is what people wanted >> So the carnibalism hasn't happened yet,
okay, I'm just kidding.
>> Exactly he was asked about.
>> But I am trying to find the humor in this, because it's so devastating.
>> Yeah >> Like it's so devastating.
>> I like dark humor is that me as much as the next person, but this is every day, it's
another reminder.
This is what some people wanted, lots of his voters and people who advocated for taking
a chance on him or whatever.
This is what they wanted to know, the possibly the craziest conspiracy theory.
That's ever been adopted by this many people, by literally millions of Americans.
And the President has asked about it, which even the reporter having to ask it.
Is a law that we should never sink to, but she does.
And he says, no, that sounds good, is that good?
They like me, right?
And they like America.
And they think I'm gonna save people, and I will, because the radical leftists are going
to destroy things.
So he's asked about pedophiles and satanists, and he immediately transitions to the radical
left agenda.
Okay so like if you believe that Q is a thing or whatever, what is tomorrow gonna look like
for you, after hearing that?
You just received the stamp of approval, in the president that yeah, no, I like it.
I like what you're doing and it's the far left, they're the satanist and the pedophiles.
So, what do you do, if the country is filled with satanic pedophiles?
You just vote?
Is that what you do?
No, you do what many Qanon followers do, and you try to shoot people, that's what you do.
And the President of United States in a press conference, is giving tacit approval to people
needing to do the good thing.
Which is to save our country, from these terrible problems.
>> Yeah, and I mean look, it's, I'm starting to notice, it on a personal level where people
I know.
Actual people, these aren't like made up trolls on the internet.
These aren't bots on Twitter, these are living breathing humans in my own life.
Who are using Qanon posts on social media, as evidence of whatever ridiculous argument
they believe, like that's what they're citing.
They're citing whatever, it is that a Qanon conspiracy theorist posted on Facebook or
Instagram, as evidence to bolster.
Whatever ridiculous crazy point they're trying to make, and like, you can't talk sense into
them.
There's no talking sense into them.
And look, I, maybe some people are gonna get offended by this, but it's not meant to be
offensive.
We have a serious problem with mental health in this country.
Serious problem, I think that there are people who are like extremely, like in a bad place.
Vulnerable to these insane conspiracy theories, vulnerable to manipulation.
And we have someone, who might have a serious mental health issue in the White House, who's
encouraging it.
And I don't know how to respond to it, because we have this entire social media infrastructure.
That prioritizes, because this is the way, this is the works.
They're doing what they're supposed to do, prioritizes profits over everything else,
including the social good.
And yeah, they're gonna let this stuff fly on social media.
They love how divisive it is, because it's engaging, and I don't know what to do.
I'm just I'm so fed up with it.
>> I agree, but the main frustration I have, is that I don't know what to do.
I mean, our job ostensibly is to let people know, what's going on and and to the extent
that we support certain things.
To try to persuade people to support those things as well.
But when you live in a country, where seemingly everyday more people believe that what's crazy
is.
Believing that the climate is warming, or that the pandemic exist, that's crazy.
What's not crazy is that Wayfair, lets you go online and buy trafficked children in cabinets
that cost $150,000.
And the people who would do a serious TYT style video, breaking the news on the way
fair thing.
Get more views than we do, and so this isn't just some, it's fringe in that it's crazy.
It's not fringe and that not a lot of people don't believe it.
And don't go about their day watching those videos the same way, someone else might read
New York Times articles.
I know I wish that it was just bots too, but it's so many people.