In 2019, two members of the Proud Boys were convicted on assault charges, including attempted gang assault, for attacking anti-fascist protesters. On one of its websites, the group calls itself "men who refuse to apologize for creating the modern world." "If our mere presence causes people to want to commit acts of violence, we're not afraid to defend ourselves," Tarrio said. "As Proud Boys, I think our main objective is to defend the West," he said. "We're a drinking club with a patriot problem," Tarrio, the group's current leader, told CNN. SEE ALSO: Trump skirts around disavowing white supremacists during 1st presidential debateĬNN has reached out to McInnes' lawyer about the videos but has not yet received a response.
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Now, they're turning it into profit by selling merchandise with the comment on it. Others treated the President's choice of the words "stand by" as a sort of rallying cry - and have since been promoting it. Some emblazoned the phrase "stand back and stand by" onto the group's logos. Shortly after Trump's answer, his words were embraced in memes and other social media posts by accounts that purported to be from Proud Boys members. The president instead used his allotted time to blame what he called "antifa and the left" for violence and to tell the Proud Boys to "stand back and stand by." Members of the far-right group the Proud Boys are celebrating comments made by President Donald Trump after he was asked to condemn White supremacists, and refused to do so, during Tuesday's presidential debate. President Donald told the Proud Boys to "stand back and stand by," but experts say far-right extremism is a threat on the rise in America.