Donald Trump Shouting 'So Cute' to Savannah Guthrie as She Grills Him During Town Hall Lights up Social Media
10/16/2020 02:35 pm EDT
Trump's refusal to denounce white supremacy first made headlines recently when he avoided it during the first presidential debate with Biden. Moderator Chris Wallace asked him to do so, and he replied, "Proud Boys, stand back and stand by."
This was controversial, as the Proud Boys are right-wing extremists with ties to white supremacy. For many, Trump telling them to "stand by" sounded like a more of a call to action rather than a denouncement.
When discussing QAnon with Guthrie, Trump added, "I know nothing about it. I do know they are very much against pedophilia, they fight it very hard. But I know nothing about it,"
According to the Anti-Defamation League, QAnon first surfaced on 4Chan ion 2017. It is a far-right conspiracy group who believes that Trump is fight a "deep state" Satanic cult of pedophiles.
Notably, Trump has been asked about QAnon before, and delivered a similar reply, saying that he does not "know much about the movement." He added, however, "I understand that they like me very much, which I appreciate."
When it comes to Trump's disdain for Antifa, things get a tab complicated, as Antifa is defined as a movement made up of activists, rather than a group with official members. This is what sets it apart from something like the Proud Boys, which is a definable group.
Per the NY Times, Antifa stands for "anti-fascist," which means that those who associate with the movement are opposed to fascism. Trump believes this far-left movement should be defined as domestic terrorists, but critics have pointed out that a collection of activists with no defined structure or leadership doesn't meet the criteria of being labeled a terror organization.
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