Trump says Proud Boys should "stand down" after backlash to debate comments

“I don’t know who the Proud Boys are,” Trump told reporters when departing for a campaign trip to Minnesota. “I can only say they have to stand down. Let law enforcement do their work.”

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Trump, however, again tried to equivocate on the matter, saying “the problem is on the left” while railing against antifa, a loosely affiliated collection of left-wing protesters.

Pressed on whether he would denounce white supremacists, including those who support him, Trump tried to shift the conversation to his support for law enforcement before claiming he has “always denounced any form of that.”

“But… Joe Biden has to say something about antifa,” he added.

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