Trump brought up QAnon backer Lauren Boebert, who had just pulled off a surprise primary win in a Colorado race for the U.S. House. Boebert, Trump said, believed in “that Q-an-uhn.” “People say they’re into all kinds of bad things and say all kinds of terrible things about them,” Trump told McConnell. “But, you know, my understanding is they basically are just people who want good government.” Stunned White House aides laughed “in terror.”