Van Jones, commentator on CNN, righteously shared his summary of the three most important outcomes of the debate. Watch.
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VAN JONES: “Only three things happened for me tonight. No. 1, Donald Trump refused to condemn white supremacy. No. 2, the president of the United States refused to condemn white supremacy. No 3., the commander in chief refused to condemn white supremacy on the global stage, in front of my children, in front of everybody’s families, and he was given the opportunity multiple times to condemn white supremacy. And he gave a wink and a nod to a racist, Nazi, murderous organization that is now celebrating online, that is now saying, ‘We have a go-ahead.’ Look at what … the Proud Boys are doing right now online because the president of the United States refused to condemn white supremacy. That’s the only thing that happened tonight.”
What Jones is referring to
During the debate, President Trump was asked if he would unconditionally condemn white supremacy. Instead, he said the Proud Boys, a “far-right neo-fascist male-only organization that promotes and engages in political violence” (Wikipedia), should “stand back and stand by.”
White supremacist groups, including the Proud Boys, saw this as a legitimizing comment by the President, especially since he seemed to be telling them to “stand by” to take action during or after the election.
One Proud Boys group immediately modified their logo:
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