President Trump Donald John TrumpFive takeaways from Trump-Biden debate clash The Memo: Debate or debacle? Democrats rip Trump for not condemning white supremacists, Proud Boys at debate MORE refused to denounce white supremacy during an intense debate with Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden Joe BidenFive takeaways from Trump-Biden debate clash The Memo: Debate or debacle? Democrats rip Trump for not condemning white supremacists, Proud Boys at debate MORE Tuesday night.
“Almost everything I see is from the left wing, not from the right wing,” Trump said when directly asked to denounce white supremacists and militia groups who have aligned themselves with him.
Trump asked moderator Chris Wallace of Fox News to “give me a name,” then Biden chimed in and noted the Proud Boys, a group that the Southern Poverty Law Center has designated as a hate group.
The Proud Boys describe themselves as “a pro-Western fraternal organization for men who refuse to apologize for creating the modern world; aka Western Chauvinists” and have been tied to violent protests, often in support of the president.
“Proud Boys — stand back and stand by,” Trump said Tuesday night.
Trump then moved attention to the left-wing anti-fascist movement known as antifa.
“Somebody has got to do something about antifa and the left because this isn’t a right-wing problem, this is a left-wing problem,” Trump said.
Biden then noted that FBI Director Christopher Wray has said antifa is not a formal organization, but an ideology.
“Well then, you know what, he’s wrong,” Trump said of Wray.
Fossilhog on September 30th, 2020 at 03:00 UTC »
Of all the lines, this one stood out, a lot.
If it wasn't clear that he'll deny the election result before, it's clear now. He'll lose, claim BS, and pray that the supreme court will back his claim. If not, we'll get to see how stupid and brave his armed supporters are.
BarracudaDear6904 on September 30th, 2020 at 02:50 UTC »
That was insane, he said “stand back...”, and I thought, “oh finally”, and then, “...stand by.” Oh shit.
macgarthur on September 30th, 2020 at 02:46 UTC »
Get ready to see these people "watching" the polls.