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The “Broad Boys” reunited in Portland, Oregon last weekend.
US President Donald Trump said a far-right group should “step aside” and let law enforcement do their job, after their inability to condemn the group in a televised debate sparked a strong reaction.
Members of the “Broad Boys” said on social media that Trump’s comments were “historic” and represented support.
Biden said Trump “refused to repudiate white supremacists.”
This debate took place within the first, of three televised debates between the two men before the November 3 elections, which were characterized by fights, brawls and insults, as the US media described them as chaotic, ugly and horrendous.
The organizing committee for the debates said it would introduce new procedures for the next two debates “to maintain order.”
And Trump said they need a new station and a smarter Democratic candidate.
Not much has been learned about politics. Although a surprise poll on the debate gave Biden a slight advantage, other polls indicate that 90% of Americans have already made a decision about who to vote for, and the debate may have made a small difference.
Biden has consistently outperformed Trump in national opinion polls, but polls in so-called critical states indicate this could be intense competition.
What did Trump say about the “Brad Boys” in the debate?
Debate director Chris Wallace asked if the president would condemn racists and white supremacists and ask them to stand aside during the demonstrations. This year it was sparked by cases of murder and racism at the hands of the police.
“Sure, I’m ready for that … But I’m saying that almost everything I see happens from the left and not from the right. I’m willing to do anything. I want to see peace,” Trump said.
Biden repeated the name “Brow Boys” twice when he asked the president who was being asked to prosecute him.
The president said: “Braude Boys, stand down and be prepared. But I’m going to tell you something … Someone has to do something with Antifa and the left because this is not a right-wing problem.”
Founded in 2016, the Broad Boys is a far-right anti-immigrant group, all made up of men with a history of street violence against left-wing opponents. And a “Proud Boys” social media account posted the slogan “Back off, get ready.”
“Antifa”, short for “antifascist”, is a flexible entity for far-left activists who often clash with the far-right in protests.
How did Trump explain his comments? ThroughDebate?
He was speaking on the White House lawn on Wednesday before a trip to Minnesota. A reporter asked him about the “Brad Boys” and he said, “I don’t know who they are. I can only say that they should step aside and let the law enforcement authorities do their job.”
He reiterated his demand that Biden condemn the activities of “Antifa.”
He did not clarify the use of the word “preparation” in the discussion, only saying that he wanted “law and order to be a very important part of our campaign” when asked if he would appreciate the support of white supremacists.
After pressing him again on the issue, he said: “I have always denounced any form, any form.”
A White House statement was issued after a “neo-Nazi” killed an anti-white supremacist protester with his car in Charlottesville in 2017. It condemned the “Klux Klan, neo-Nazis, white supremacists and other hate groups.” Trump also said there were “very good people on both sides” during those protests.
Trump has tended to downplay the threat from white supremacist groups, although the Department of Homeland Security says it will remain “the most persistent and deadly threat” in the United States over the next year.
What was the president accused of?
Joe Biden returned to the case in a tweet on Wednesday, saying: “There is no other way to put it: the president of the United States refused last night to repudiate white supremacists on the stage of the debate.”
In his tweet, he relayed a comment addressed to the president from the “Broad Boys” online forum, which read: “This makes me very happy. We are ready! Stand in the background, sir.”
“I heard what we’ve all heard. The president of the United States, in 2020, refuses to condemn white supremacists,” Camala Harris, a Democratic candidate for Biden, told CNN.
Jonathan Greenblatt, executive director of the Anti-Defamation League, said Trump’s words were “astonishing.” Rita Katz of the extremist monitoring organization SITE said Trump gave “another nod to white supremacists.”
President Trump tried to present his position as head of law and order. In his response in a tweet on Wednesday, he said: “Biden refused to use the term law and order. Goodbye to the suburbs.”
Trump campaign spokesman Hogan Gidley told CNN that the president said “definitely” when asked if he would condemn extremist groups, adding that Trump did “many times not last night, but also in the past.” .
Trump’s son Donald Jr. said his father was “happy” to condemn those groups. He told CBS: “I don’t know if this was a slip, but I was talking about getting them to retire.
The reaction of Republican politicians was somewhat silent, with some arguing that Trump had condemned all street violence, while others said the president may have been wrong or should have provided more clarity.
Trump has downplayed the threat from white supremacist groups in the past, although the Department of Homeland Security says it will remain the “most persistent and deadly threat” in the United States until next year.
Members of the Broad Boys certainly believe they have Trump’s support.
One of them, Joe Biggs, wrote: “President Trump asked the Brad Boys to be on the alert because there should be someone dealing with Antifa … well sir! We are ready !!”
One member said the group had already seen an increase in newcomers.
What are the moments Debate The other major?
In the 90-minute debate in Cleveland, Ohio, both candidates boycotted the other frequently. Trump has boycotted 73 times.
Among the most important things that happened to him:
- Insults abound. You intimidate Trump and Biden calls the president a “clown.” He said to the president, “Shut your mouth, man?” Then he said later, “Man, keep barking.”
- Trump said Biden was “at or near the bottom of his class” and that he has done nothing in his 47 years in politics.
- Biden said Trump had “panicked” over the coronavirus epidemic and “a lot of people died.” Trump later tweeted that many more would have died if Biden were president.
- Trump defended his efforts to swiftly fill the seat of the United States Supreme Court, while Joe Biden declined to respond when asked if he would try to increase the number of justices.
- When asked if he would encourage his supporters to be at peace if the election results are unclear, Trump said, “I encourage my supporters to go to the polls and watch very closely.”
- When Trump said that Biden would be to the left of the Democratic Party in terms of health and environmental policy, Biden replied, “Now I am the Democratic Party.”
What will happen now?
And the war of rhetoric that followed the debate continued on Wednesday.
On Twitter, Trump said that Biden would destroy the country, claiming his rival wants to fill the Supreme Court with justices, end drilling for oil and gas and end the Second Amendment, which includes the right to bear arms.
He said he will go to Minnesota on Wednesday.
Biden is on a same-day train tour of eastern Ohio and western Pennsylvania, while his campaign also launched a digital ad campaign against the president.
On his first leg of his tour, he said Trump “forgot the forgotten Americans he said he would fight for. I will never forget.”
Biden added: “I will not be a Democratic president. I will be an American president.”
The other two television debates between the candidates will take place on October 15 in Florida and October 22 in Tennessee.
