What can I say? If you watched it, I think it spoke for itself. How horrible and low down. I didn’t expect anything less. We all knew Trump would attack, that is his modes operandi. I didn’t expect much from the moderator, being from Fox network, but I was pleasantly surprised at how he tried to get control of Trump’s constant interruptions.
The following day, Trump bragged on how he won the debate. Again, not surprising. Some people confuse who is talking, (yelling) the loudest as winning. It is not. Just because you bulldoze over someone does not make you the winner or the opponent weak. Some people have more self control than others.
It is a shame there was no fact checking, the moderator claimed it was not his job. Maybe it wasn’t. It was horrible that Trump would not say “white supremacists,” or condemn it. He did give an order to the Proud Boys to “stand back and stand by,” Now this group is a far right group that describes itself as chauvinistic, (meaning not big on women’s rights), white nationalist, and neo-fascist male only organization, engaging in political violence. Now the Proud Boys have taken what he said and made it their new calling card.
The following day Trump proclaimed he “didn’t know what the Proud Boys were,” Another lie, this is not a random group of words you throw out there, this is quite specific. Again, won’t stand up against or denounce white supremacy groups.
When they showed this organization on the television, they were wearing bullet proof vests and carrying AK47’s. This scares me. President Trump scares me. These organizations were not well known by most Americans. They operate on the fringes of society. Of course, FBI, CIA, and law enforcement were and are aware of them. Now President Trump has validated them and given them permission to spread violence and hate. He’s made it possible for them to come out from operating on the fringes of society and given them power.
THIS SCARES ME!