US Presidential Debate 2020: Trump refuses to denounce white supremacists

During first presidential debate on September 29, US President Donald Trump refused to condemn white supremacists and inste told hate group ‘proud boys’ to ‘stand back and stand by’. When debate moderator Chris Wallace asked Republican leer if he was willing to deunce ‘white supremacists and militia groups’ that have been active at rallies against police violence, Trump initially tried to deflect question by blaming ‘left-wing’ for violence and ded that he was ‘willing to do anything’. 

When pressed by both Wallace and Democratic presidential minee Joe Biden, Trump replied saying, “I’m willing to do anything. I want to see peace”. Wallace and Biden n ded, “Do it, say it”. Republican leer n said, "What do you want to call m? Give me a name,” promoting Biden to mention ‘Proud Boys’, which is an organisation that describes itself as a club of ‘Western chauvinists’ but has been categorised as a hate group by nprofit Sourn Poverty Law Centre. 

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“Proud Boys? Stand back, and stand by. But I’ll tell you what, I’ll tell you what, somebody’s got to do something about Antifa and left,” Trump said.

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‘Fine people on both side’ 

Antifa, which stands for anti-fascist, is, on or hand, a largely unstructured, far-left movement whose followers aim to confront those y view as authoritarian or racist. Following debate, Biden’s running mate, Kamala Harris, said on MSNBC said, “What we saw was a dog whistle through a bull horn”. 

Trump’s recent comments marked ar example in which President refused to condemn white supremacists. Back in 2017 during a white supremacists rally in Charlottesville, Republican leer h also claimed that group were ‘very fine people on both side’. US President has sought to distance himself from that comment, however, he has been repeatedly accused of downplaying threat of white supremacists, even though his own ministration has warned of danger. 

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