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Ben McAdams demands Burgess Owens disavow QAnon after he suggested the conspiracy theory may have merit

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SALT LAKE CITY — Democratic Rep. Ben McAdams challenged his Republican rival Burgess Owens to disavow the sweeping QAnon conspiracy theory after Owens appeared to embrace the group in a radio interview last week, The Salt Lake Tribune reports.

Owens was a guest on the syndicated “REELTalk with Audrey Russo” program when he was asked about the issue of child sex trafficking, which he has made a centerpiece of his campaign. Unprompted, Owens brought up QAnon.

“What I find interesting is anytime you bring up child trafficking, we get from the left a word called QAnon,” said Owens.

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