Trump unwilling to decry hate groups for fear of losing their votes

Far-right radicals and militia groups got a huge fist bump when President Trump was unwilling to condemn their actions in front of a live audience of 73 million.

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Opinion

October 5, 2020 - 8:45 AM

Armed members of the far-right Proud Boys groups stand guard during a memorial for Patriot Prayer member Aaron Jay Danielson on September 5, 2020 in Vancouver, Washington. Danielson was shot and killed on Saturday, August 29 during a pro-Trump rally in Portland, Oregon. (Nathan Howard/Getty Images/TNS)

The winner of last week’s presidential debate was fear.

Far-right radicals and militia groups got a huge fist bump when President Trump was unwilling to condemn their actions in front of a live audience of 73 million. 

By debate’s end, the Proud Boys militia group had modified their logo to include Trump’s advice to “Stand back and stand by.” 

The Proud Boys are “men” who believe in white racial purity and get their kicks out of terrorizing groups — Blacks, the LGBTQ community, Jews, Muslims, Catholics, immigrants, feminists  — and wear enough armor to fend off Armageddon. 

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