>> president trump clearly knew qanon followers supported him. he said as much in august of 2020 when asked about them by a reporter. >> i understand they like me very much. which i appreciate. >> it's hard for me to envision that nobody at any point briefed him. probably something fbi director would normally brief a president on. and here's the key. especially since in their mov movement, he is a messianic figure for them. their message is entirely built around the idea that he is the savior, he will fix things, he will hold hillary clinton accountable and make sure that the children are saved. so i'm looking at this and saying, we need to make sure that he's aware so he's a little careful with his speech, so that it doesn't unnecessarily rile them up. >> how did a conspiracy cult based on lies and bizarre accusations spread so fast?