Elections

Team Trump Wrestles With Its QAnon Problem

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They love the president, and appear at Trump rallies in their favorite merch. Now believers in the mega-conspiracy theory are posing a challenge to their idol’s re-election.

Asawin Suebsaeng 

Senior Political Reporter

Will Sommer 

Politics Reporter

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Photo Illustration by Kelly Caminero/The Daily Beast/Getty
Asawin Suebsaeng

Asawin Suebsaeng

Senior Political Reporter

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Will Sommer

Will Sommer

Politics Reporter

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William.Sommer@thedailybeast.com

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