Fox contributor declares QAnon a “winner” of the week for the Republican Party's failure to condemn the conspiracy theory Written by Media Matters Staff Published 08/21/20 7:23 PM EDT Video file Citation From the August 21, 2020, edition of Fox News' Special Report with Bret Baier STEVE HAYES: My winner, sadly, is QAnon. You had GOP leader Kevin McCarthy welcoming a QAnon adherent to the party. You had the president passing on an opportunity to denounce the conspiracy. You have state parties, state Republican parties offering wink and nod support to QAnon. I think they're -- they're growing.