Some diehard QAnon conspiracy theorists, in public and private internet forums and chat rooms, were filled with despair Wednesday as their prophecy of an Inauguration Day coup to keep Donald Trump in power failed again as President Joe Biden was sworn into office as the 46th President of the United States of America.
The gravity of the situation left some QAnon believers with no choice but to write off the conspiracy theory entirely, though others continued to keep faith that it was still ongoing. “QAnon supporters believed Wednesday’s inauguration was an elaborate trap set by the former president, wherein Democrats would be rounded up and executed while Trump retained power.