Trump speaks positively about conspiracy theorists who believe in QAnon.

President Trump spoke positively on Wednesday about proponents of the QAnon conspiracy theory, telling reporters at the White House that he had “heard that it is gaining in popularity.”

“I don’t know much about the movement, other than I understand they like me very much, which I appreciate,” Mr. Trump said. “But I don’t know much about the movement,” Trump said.

Mr. Trump claimed not to know that the central premise of the QAnon movement is a false belief that he is saving the world from a Satanic cult made up of Democratic pedophiles and cannibals. The Federal Bureau of Investigation has warned that QAnon poses a potential domestic terrorism threat.

“I don’t know really anything about it other than they do, supposedly like me,” he said.

The president’s response amounted to a remarkable public expression of support for a fringe conspiracy movement that has inspired outbursts of violence.