Jake Angeli, the supporter of Trump dressed in horns emblem of the assault on the Capitol – telam

The painted face, a cap with buffalo fur and horns, the naked torso and with an American flag: this young man disguised with elements of Sioux culture and Celtic tattoos has become an emblem of yesterday’s riots in Congress and exposes one of the most popular conspiracy theories among the far-right backing Donald Trump.

The name of this activist is Jake Angeli, although he is better known as Q-Shaman by followers of QAnon, a movement that maintains the existence of a secret society of power. it involves leaders of the Democratic Party, billionaires like George Soros and Bill Gates, and certain Hollywood actors, who participate in an international network of satanism and pedophilia.

The young man, described by the American media as an aspiring actor and musician, is from Arizona. and since 2019, he’s usually been set up outside the state seat of government to stir up various ideas of this internet forum-born conspiracy theory that places Trump as the person trying to expose this plot.

In an interview with the Arizona Times, he noted that he wore the fur hat, combed his face, and walked shirtless to get people’s attention when his post was broadcast on QAnon.

In February of last year, Angeli was seen in the crowd at a ceremony by the outgoing President in Phoenix with a sign that read “Q sent me” and was responsible for spreading the ideas of the conspiracy theory.

“The snowball is rolling and it is only getting bigger. We are now mainstream,” said the young man at the time, quoted by The Arizona Republic newspaper.

He has also participated in protests to demand the reopening of Arizona businesses closed by the local government as a restriction to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

He was also seen during protests to challenge the results of last November’s presidential election, where Democrat Joe Biden won the state by less than 0.3% of the vote.

With his torso riddled with Viking-inspired tattoos, such as the god Thor’s hammer Mjolnir and a tree of life, this activist captured all eyes yesterday and even sat on the Capitol grounds in Washington DC where the joint session of the two chambers to certify the victory of Biden.

When asked how he came to believe in the QAnon movement, he claimed to have discovered many of the theories it contains through his own internet research.

“At some point, it all fell into place somehow,” he said, claiming that the QAnon validated all the beliefs he had before.