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October 2, 2020

President Trump Disavows White Supremacists After Telling Proud Boys to "Stand By"
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President Trump on Thursday said he disavowed the Ku Klux Klan and white
supremacy in an interview with Fox News's Sean Hannity.

President Donald Trump: "I condemn the KKK. I condemn all white
supremacists. I condemn the Proud Boys. I don't know much about the
Proud Boys, almost nothing, but I condemn that."

Trump's comment came two days after Tuesday's debate, where he told the
far-right Proud Boys organization - which is described by the Southern
Poverty Law Center as a hate group - to "stand by."

President Donald Trump: "What do you want to call them? Give me a name.
Give me a name."

Chris Wallace: "White supremacists and right-wing" -

Joe Biden: "White supremacists."

President Donald Trump: "Go ahead. Who would you like me to condemn?"

Joe Biden: "Proud Boys."

Chris Wallace: "White supremacists and right-wing militia."

Joe Biden: "The Proud Boys."

President Donald Trump: "Proud Boys, stand back and stand by."

The Proud Boys are now selling T-shirts with the president's words:
"stand back and stand by." On Thursday, a Proud Boys leader told CNN
he's also the leader of the grassroots group Latinos for Trump.


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