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He didn't even know who the Proud Boys were during the debate. It's even disputable that they're white supremacists, their leader is Hispanic and they proclaim
by hnracer 6y ago
He didn't even know who the Proud Boys were during the debate. It's even disputable that they're white supremacists, their leader is Hispanic and they proclaim the superiority of western culture not the white race.
The next day Trump said something like "I don't know who they are, but I condemn them", you can't get more clear than that but of course this doesn't get coverage in the media.
Nevermind the numerous times prior where he has explicitly condemned white supremacy and even designated the KKK as a terrorist organization. It's all ignored in the left wing echo chamber.
- GavinMcG 6y agoIt's not ignored – his claim not to know who they are made the news – it's just treated the same as most everything else that Trump says: facile and not based in reality, if not an outright lie.
- zo1 6y agoIt doesn't matter what he does or says. If he says nothing - apparently he condones it. If he says something condemning it, they pretend it's not genuine, ignore it and look at the other vague terms he uses as if they're dog-whistles condoning it. This tells me they've pre-decided their stance on him and will push that no matter what he says or does. You can't argue or reason with insanity. What makes it worse is there are a lot of very smart, articulate and well-meaning people that are coming to the defense of such an incoherent point of view. They will verbally and with "facts" stomp down on anything but the most perfect of criticisms, essentially making criticism of any left-wing action next to impossible.