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Donald Trump did not want to distance himself from the racists. When the President of the United States was asked in the television duel against Joe Biden if he wanted to distance himself from racists who believe in “white supremacy,” he missed this opportunity. On the contrary, Trump urged the right-wing violent group “Proud Boys” to “stay out of it.” Aside from the chaotic television debate full of personal insults, this sequence was particularly remembered and is now drawing criticism within our own ranks.
Tim Scott, the only black Republican in the Senate, said belief in “white supremacy” should “be denounced at all times.” Scott suspected Trump “got it wrong” and was supposed to correct it: “If he doesn’t correct it, he probably didn’t make a mistake.”
Scott won the support of Mitch McConnell, the Republican Majority Leader in the Senate. McConnell, actually a Trump supporter, followed Scott’s words, according to the New York Times. “He said it was unacceptable not to condemn white racists, and I mean that in the sharpest way possible,” McConnell said.
In addition to McConnell, other senators joined in the criticism of Trump. The US president must “clarify the matter,” said Senator John Thune. And Senator Bill Cassidy demanded that Trump “unequivocally condemn the belief in white supremacy.” Sen. Susan Collins also said Trump should “absolutely” condemn this.
Trump’s dubious reaction
The US president responded to the criticism on Wednesday. He does not know the racist and violent group “Proud Boys”, whom he had mentioned by name the night before. “I don’t know who the Proud Boys are,” Trump said. A journalist spoke to him again about right-wing extremists convinced of the predominance of whites. Trump responded: “I have always condemned all forms …, all forms of something like that.” He did not mention the word “white supremacists.”
In addition to anti-racism protests in the United States, there have been repeated violent clashes between protesters and the police in recent months, and violent clashes between right-wing groups like the Proud Boys and left-wing activists, including anti-fascists. Antifa movement.
In recent years, Trump had repeatedly refused to clearly distance himself from racist groups. This is one of the reasons challenger Joe Biden called the president “racist” in the television match.
