Cong. Adam Kinzinger says people who believe conspiracy theories aren’t crazy and don’t have bad intentions. But he’s asking anyone who believes them to investigate them with an open mind. And he’s calling on America’s leaders to denounce conspiracy theories, particularly those promoted under the name QAnon.
Among conspiracy theories attributed to QAnon is one that U.S. military training exercises in Texas were a prelude to the confiscation of guns and that the Chinese government would help. Kinzinger says when the foretold events don’t happen, people usually forget about the prediction. They may also claim it was a deliberately false prediction to throw certain people off the trail of those making the predictions.
In a video put on the internet Sunday, the Channahon Republican also talked about some conspiracy theories about himself. Kinzinger says he didn’t create ISIS with Sen. John McCain, he didn’t spread the “Steele dossier” memos suggesting Russian government links to Pres. Trump, and the art on the wall behind him in the video is just art. He says, “It’s not my secret message to the Illuminati.”
Kinzinger says America’s leaders need to speak out about the conspiracy theories. He says it might not be comfortable, but it’s necessary leadership. Kinzinger’s video is out less than a week after Marjorie Taylor Greene won a Republican primary in a Congressional race in Georgia. She’s a QAnon believer whom Pres. Trump calls a “rising Republican star”. Kinzinger mentions neither in the video.
Kinzinger’s message about QAnon: on YouTube
Cong. Adam Kinzinger says the images behind him in this video are just art. “It’s not my secret message to the Illuminati”.