Trump was offered the opportunity to condemn white supremacists and right-wing militias but instead pivoted to criticizing leftist protesters.
President Trump declined to condemn white supremacist groups during Tuesday night’s presidential debate, even when repeatedly pressed to do so.
“Proud Boys? Stand back and stand by,” Trump said, before immediately pivoting, “But I’ll tell you what, somebody’s got to do something about antifa and the left.” The Proud Boys quickly embraced the moment on Telegram, an encrypted messaging service popular among extremist groups, posting clips of the President’s comment and even circulating an image with Trump’s quote superimposed over their logo.
Contrary to the narrative promoted by Trump, experts who study domestic extremism as well as FBI director Christopher Wray and acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf have both testified to Congress that white supremacist violence is the most persistent and deadly domestic terror threat facing the country. Biden pointed out Wray’s comments during the debate, to which Trump said, “Well, you know what? He’s wrong.
In June, the Center for Strategic and International Studies published a report stating that “far-right terrorism has significantly outpaced terrorism from other types of perpetrators, including from far-left networks and individuals inspired by the Islamic State and al-Qaeda.” The database assembled by CSIS found no murders tied to the left-wing antifa movement in the United States over the last 25 years.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
President Donald Trump Tells Hate Group Proud Boys to ‘Stand Back and Stand By’President Donald Trump shocked many in the nation on Tuesday with a comment that appeared to be a signal to the violent white nationalist organization Proud Boys. During President Trump’s fir…
Read more »
'Stand by': Trump hesitates to condemn white supremacists in debate - Business InsiderBusiness Insider is a fast-growing business site with deep financial, media, tech, and other industry verticals. Launched in 2007, the site is now the largest business news site on the web.
Read more »
Kid Cudi 'Totally Disagrees' With Kanye West's Support of Donald Trump: 'He Knows Where I Stand''That’s my brother ... but that doesn’t mean I’m going to agree with everything he f---ing says,' Kid Cudi says of Kanye in new interview
Read more »
Biden debate prep: Bob Bauer revealed as Trump ‘stand in’ for practice sessionsFormer Obama White House counsel Bob Bauer is standing in for President Trump during former Vice President Joe Biden’s debate prep, Fox News has learned.
Read more »
Here’s where Trump and Biden stand on health careThe two White House contenders may be divided on Obamacare and Trump’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, but they do have some things in common on...
Read more »