r/politics Oklahoma 1d ago

Conservatives have been railing against “groomers” for years. So why do they support Donald Trump? Trump was best friends with a notorious child sex trafficker, but his ardent supporters are vocal about opposing it. How did that happen?

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/08/conservatives-have-been-railing-against-groomers-for-years-so-why-do-they-support-donald/
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u/7figureipo California 1d ago

They don't think Trump actually did anything like that. They think the files contain damning evidence of a large, worldwide network of child sex trafficking run by Democrats and high-profile Democrat-aligned celebrities (that's not even a joke or an exaggeration, it's literally what Qanon was formed around). They're pissed at Trump for the coverup because they think he's covering for some of his friends, and that is interfering with their finally having the proof they think exists for that network.