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Trump Refuses To Denounce White Supremacists, Again
If you missed the first Trump/Biden debate, that pretty much sums up the substance of it
If you click here, or on the photo below, you’ll get a video clip of the pertinent segment, which we do suggest you watch.
Why? Because it’s almost impossible to untangle it enough to transcribe. But we’ll try:
Chris Wallace (Moderator): “Are you willing tonight to condemn White Supremacist and militia groups and to say that they need to stand down and not add to the violence in a number of these cities, as we saw in Kenosha, and as we’ve seen in Portland?”
President Trump: “Sure I’m willing to do that…”
Wallace: “Well, go ahead sir…”
President Trump: “But I would say, almost everything I see is from the Left wing. Not from the Right wing.
Wallace: “So what are you saying…?”
President Trump: “I…I’m willing to do anything. I want to see peace.”
Wallace: “Well, then do it sir.”
Joe Biden: “Say it. Do it. Say it.”
President Trump: “You want to call them…? What do you want to call them…? Give me a name. Give me a name.”
Wallace: “White Supremacists…”
Joe Biden: “Proud Boys.”
Wallace: “…And Right wing militia.”
President Trump: “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 the Left. Because this is not a Right wing problem. This is a Left wing, this is a Left wing problem.”
Joe Biden: “His own FBI Director says the threat comes from White Supremacists. Antifa’s an idea, not an organization.”
President Trump: “Oh, you gotta be kidding me!”
Joe Biden: “His FBI, his FBI Director said.”
President Trump: “Well you know what? He’s wrong.”
