Donald Trump spoke at a rally for an Ohio Senate candidate while a song played in the background and his supporters raised their hands in a gesture of defiance.
Saturday night's spectacle in Ohio was the clearest sign yet that Trump is embracing the baseless conspiracy theory.
—Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 18, 2022
A cinematic soundtrack played as Trump complained about Russia's invasion of Ukraine, "Fake News," and Hunter Biden's laptop at the Ohio rally.
The soundtrack appears to be a song that was previously released online with the title "Wwg1wga."
The song choice was seen as a nod to the movement of the former president. Alex Kaplan, a senior researcher for Media Matters, said on Saturday that Qanon figures claim the use of the song brings legitimacy.
The same audio was used in Trump's video on Truth Social. The former president's spokesman told Vice that the song was by Will Van de Crommert.
A Media Matters review using a voice assistant and app identified it as "Wwg1wga," which stands for "Where we go one, we go all," by an artist named Richard Feelgood. One QAnon follower described the use of the audio as "THE mother of all Q proof" and "the biggest nod they've ever given us."
An unusual finger salute, which saw attendees of the Youngstown rally raise their fingers to the sky, is being described by experts as a possible nod to Qanon.
Will Sommer, author of an upcoming book on QAnon, said on Saturday that Trump is playing a pro-Q song as he talks.
Ben Collins, a senior reporter who covers Extremism for NBC News, said that there is confusion in Trump forums as to why his followers raised their hands at the rally and whether it was a gesture to the Qanon community.
Some people think it's for Where we go 1 we go all. Some people think it's to represent America First. It's deeply weird and I have never seen it before.
—Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__) September 18, 2022
According to AP's report, Trump has moved from pretending to like it to embracing it.
He posted a picture on Truth Social of himself wearing a Q pin on his jacket with the words "The Storm is Coming" written on it. The "storm" refers to a day when Trump's enemies will be executed.
The anonymous Q is said to have posted a message on the internet that was deleted by Trump.
According to the AP, over a third of the accounts Trump has reposted on his Truth Social profile have promoted Qanon.
Trump's post-presidency office didn't reply immediately.
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