A speaker at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) promoted the QAnon conspiracy theory from the main stage of the event on Sunday, just before Donald Trump was scheduled to appear at the conservative movement’s annual debut event. Former Congressional candidate Angela Stanton King, who has often driven social media conspiracy theory called for an investigation into whether QAnon’s bizarre claims about a conspiracy of cannibalistic pedophiles controlling the world and a mysterious figure called Q giving hidden messages to Trump supporters are real.
“Let’s get this sorted out,” said King. “So, we know that in this election, there were some things going on with Q conspiracy theories, right? And I think, as a person, before I joined the conservative movement, I was always an advocate, even if it is for abused children or for those people who are incarcerated. Therefore, I think that any allegations that arise in relation to any type of abuse in relation to children deserve to be investigated, they deserve to be informed. “
The CPAC crowd applauded King’s call for an investigation into allegations 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 Tempest”, when they anticipate that Trump will order mass arrests or executions of his political opponents.
“I think, you know, once we find out, you know, if this is true or not, then we can move on, but at least we have to be able to resolve this,” said King, claiming that the media had tried “Cancel it” for your beliefs in QAnon.
King, who served two years in prison for an auto theft ring and was pardoned by Trump in 2020, once came out of an interview after being confronted for his support for QAnon. A positive mention of QAnon from the CPAC stage marks another foray into the GOP for conspiracy theory, which has been linked to murders and other crimes. Several QAnon believers took on leadership roles in the US Capitol riot, breaking into the building and threatening police officers.
The FBI considers the conspiracy theory, which has also been praised in the past by the newly elected Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and Lauren Boebert (R-CO), as a potential source of domestic terrorism.
The CPAC panel in which King appeared was already involved in controversy, after the scheduled speaker “Young Pharaoh” was removed from the program by tweets that attacked the Jewish people.