QAnon Followers Believe Donald Trump Used ‘Body Double’ In Arizona Rally

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QAnon followers hit each other with a new outburst, claiming Donald Trump was not at his rally in Arizona on Saturday, but the person they saw was actually a “body double” or even John F .Kennedy in disguise.

Many QAnon followers descended on Florence on Saturday to see the former President, who himself is the main character in the bizarre conspiracy legend.

After Trump came out to joyful applause from his dedicated fanbase, the former President sued against Joe Biden’s presidency and reiterated unfoundedly that the 2020 Presidential Election was somehow stolen.

During the speech, however, many QAnon followers carefully examined Trump’s appearance and jumped to the conclusion that the former president was not at the rally, but either JFK or a body double.

Newsweek found dozens of accounts on social media platforms Telegram and Twitter that have pushed for baseless statements since Saturday.

The baseless claims were made on a 58,940-subscriber-strong Telegram channel under an image of Trump marked with red circles, citing some supposed differences from his previous appearances.

At the bottom of the post, which was viewed more than 11,000 times on Monday morning, one user said: “Double body for sure. Personally, I think he’s insulated.”

Another said: “When he came out … I immediately felt that it wasn’t him. I kept trying to convince myself that it was. He doesn’t speak with his hands as he usually does.

“He didn’t pause and inhale a lot. He seemed nervous at first. The side profile changed. The voice was a bit deep.”

TRUMP RALLY WATCHERS:

IT LOOKS LIKE PRESIDENT JFK WILL BE PRESIDENT TRUMP TONIGHT.

SABI KO LANG … ENJOY THE SHOW.💙💙💙

– Trilby Smith – Lyran Warrior – Thrower of Oranges (@TrilbySmith3) January 16, 2022

A QAnon follower with 7,000 Twitter followers said JFK was at the rally despite the fact he would have been 104 years old if he hadn’t been killed in 1963.

The user said: “Trump rally watchers: Looks like President JFK will be President Trump tonight. All I’m saying is … Enjoy the show.”

While many more QAnon followers pushed for baseless claims, other members of the conspiracy movement explicitly dismissed the speculation and insisted that Trump was at the rally.

Republican Congressional candidate Ron Watkins, who was accused on one occasion of being behind the “Q” account that led to the online conspiracy, slapped statements that Trump was not at the rally.

In an audio clip uploaded to Twitter by the @2022_Karma account, Watkins responded to the claims of a body double and said: “Well, I was at a rally and I saw Trump and it’s not a body double that he really is.”

QAnon followers and influencers came to the rally on Saturday in hopes of seeing Trump up close, as he occupies a central place in QAnon legends.

Michael Protzman, leader of the Dallas QAnon faction, was among the thousands who descended on Texas City in the fall in hopes of finding JFK Jr. alive — despite the fact that he died in a 1999 plane crash.

Protzman promoted beliefs considered fringe even among QAnon’s ardent followers, which include Trump’s blood relationship with Jesus Christ as well as the nephew of fascist dictator Benito Mussolini.

However, QAnon’s followers believe in an extreme conspiracy theory that says an elitist immune system of cannibalistic pedophiles will expose Trump who will order its members arrested and killed.

Influencers within the conspiracy movement pushed for the expected arrests to occur on multiple occasions at an event known as “Red October.”

But as many predictions failed to come true, including mass arrests during Biden’s inauguration, followers began to distance themselves from the conspiracy movement.

Last year, a disgruntled QAnon follower wrote an open letter to Trump after several predictions failed to come true.

Telegram user Donny Warren said: “We didn’t see anything happen. I told some of my ‘awake’ friends that this would be the best Thanksgiving ever or the worst. Guess which one it was?”

Warren later added: “For months I looked forward to each day with joy because I knew I was watching my President and his staff of patriots take back our country and our freedom.”

Former President Donald Trump spoke at a rally at the Canyon Moon Ranch festival grounds on January 15, 2022 in Florence, Arizona. Many QAnon followers believe Trump was not at the rally and the person they saw was, in fact, a body double. Mario Tama / Staff / Getty

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