Trump's creepy QAnon pivot signifies a frightening new end goal

In recent weeks, Trump has made more explicit social media posts endorsing the QAnon movement. [View in browser]( [Image]( September 20, 2022 THE LATEST [Alternate text] Trump's creepy QAnon pivot signifies a frightening new end goal]( by Zeeshan Aleem As president, Donald Trump liked to pretend he didn't know much about the QAnon conspiracy theory. But now, [writes Zeeshan Aleem](, the former president is "pivoting from keeping a calculated distance from QAnon adherents to openly embracing them." In recent weeks, he has made more explicit social media posts endorsing the movement, which "holds that Trump's secret mission is to uncover a secret cabal of satan-worshipping Democratic pedophiles," Aleem says. Why pander to his most diehard supporters, rather than appeal to those voters he lost? "There's a clear political motive behind it," Aleem argues. "Trump is trying to mobilize his supporters who are most likely to do illicit, violent things to help return him to office." Read Zeeshan Aleem's [full analysis]( in your Tuesday [MSNBC Daily](. Stay informed with curated match-ups, race updates and key midterms analysis from experts like Steve Kornacki in our new pop-up elections newsletter: Countdown to Midterms. [CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP](   TOP STORIES [Alternate text] [Julio Ricardo Varela]( [Puerto Rico is a dying colony. Only Puerto Ricans seem to care.]( It is no surprise that Hurricane Fiona exposed what so many Puerto Ricans already knew: Nothing has really changed. [Read more.]( [Natasha Noman]( Queen Elizabeth II's funeral highlights a problematic approach to nationhood]( There is a reason the loss of Queen Elizabeth II is so uniquely powerful. [Read more.]( [Steve Benen]( [Ted Cruz manages to squeeze five falsehoods into two-sentence tweet]( The GOP is pretending Ron DeSantis' Martha's Vineyard stunt didn't flop. It did. [Read more.]( [Ja'han Jones]( Biden's Covid claim marks a betrayal]( Of all people, Biden and his administration should know the lack of masks doesn't indicate a lack of risk. [Read more.](   TOP VIDEOS [Alternate text] [The ReidOut]( [Texas sheriff opens criminal investigation into migrants sent to Martha's Vineyard by DeSantis]( [11th Hour]( [Trump refuses to share declassification defense]( [Deadline White House]( [Frank Figliuzzi: Trump rally looked like a 'megachurch that's gone mad']( [The Mehdi Hasan Show]( [Can Ukraine secure victory without Russian escalation?](   MORE FROM MSNBC [Alternate text] On Sunday, MSNBC Films presents the second episode of the four-part series "[Model America](." In the latest episode, the shooting of 16-year-old Phillip Pannell by a white police officer causes the supposed "model community" of Teaneck, New Jersey to splinter, and different versions of what took place the night of the shooting emerge. "Model America" continues Sunday at 10 p.m. ET on MSNBC. Catch up on the first episode on Peacock now.   Over the past few years, we've seen enormous shifts in the ideological and intellectual foundations of government policy. Trillions of dollars have been allocated through programs including the Infrastructure Bill, the CHIPS Act, and the American Rescue Plan. At the same time, we're seeing inflation at levels unseen since the late 70s. Have we arrived in a new economic era? For over three decades, the Roosevelt Institute has fought to "develop progressive ideas and bold leadership in the service of restoring America's promise of opportunity for all." Felicia Wong, president and CEO of the think tank, joins WITHpod to discuss how we got to this moment, the importance of economic freedom, the need to rethink public investment and more.   [Image] [Image]   [Privacy]( [Unsubscribe](listvar=sub_daily)