President Trump attempted to clarify his position on white supremacists after a litany of members of his own party urged him to more clearly condemn the right wing group know as The Proud Boys, whom he told to “stand back and stand by” in Tuesday night’s first presidential debate.
The president told reporters at the White House that he doesn’t know who the Proud Boys are, but said they should “stand down” and let law enforcement do their work.
“I don’t know who the Proud Boys are, you’ll have to give me a definition,” he said.
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