Trump Mops Up ‘Stand By’ Mess by Claiming He Actually Doesn’t Know Who the Proud Boys Are

STAND YOURSELF DOWN

The president now claims he knows nothing about the far-right hate group he told to “stand back and stand by.”

Breaking News/Cheat Sheet Intern

Published Sep. 30 2020 3:33PM EDT

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President Trump claimed Wednesday that he’d never heard of the Proud Boys, a day after saying that the far-right extremist group should “stand back and stand by.”

Patricia Kelly Yeo

Breaking News/Cheat Sheet Intern

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Trump Mops Up ‘Stand By’ Mess by Claiming He Actually Doesn’t Know Who the Proud Boys Are

The president now claims he knows nothing about the far-right hate group he told to “stand back and stand by.”

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Patricia Kelly Yeo