President Donald Trump on Wednesday called the "proud boys" an organization known as a hate group and allowed law enforcement agencies to head it.
"I don't know who the proud boys
are," the Republican president told reporters at the White House before
leaving for the campaign. "They have to stand up. Let the law enforcement
agencies do their job."
During his debate with Democratic
presidential candidate Joe Biden on Tuesday, Trump was asked’ if he was
prepared to condemn "white supremacists and militia groups" and to
protest against racism in some US cities. It is said’ to stand in the midst of
violence.
Trump requested a specific name, and Biden
referred to an organization called the Proud Boys, which describes itself as a
"Western chauvinist" club but was classified as a hate group by the
nonprofit Southern Poverty Law Center Has gone
"Proud boys, stand back and stand
together," Trump said. The comment drew widespread criticism and was seen’
by many as a sign of the group's enthusiasm.
Republican U.S. Senator Tim Scott, a South
Carolina black, said Trump misrepresented and demanded that he correct his
words.
Asked Wednesday about the condemnation of
white supremacist groups, Trump said he has always done so.
The president has a long history of being
seen’ by his critics as a supporter of racist or racist groups.
In 2017, he said, "both sides"
were to be blamed’ for the violence between white supremacists and
anti-government protesters in Charlottesville, Virginia. He later tried to
leave a comment.
Trump called on Biden to condemn Antifa, a
largely disorganized, far-left movement whose followers want to confront those
they perceive as dictatorial or racist.
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