Another day, another eye-rolling, untrue, and downright vile statement from White House gaslighter press secretary Kayleigh McEnany.
During a tense press conference this morning, McEnany was asked about Trump telling the white supremacist group Proud Boys to “stand back and stand by” during Tuesday night’s debate instead of simply denouncing them like a normal person.
“The president did denounce them,” McEnancy said. “He was asked, ‘will you tell them to stand down?’ he said ‘sure.'”
McEnany then tried arguing that “stand by” is actually a synonym for “stand down.” However, a quick visit to Dictionary.com finds that this is simply not true.
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To “stand by” means to remain in “a state of readiness to act, respond, or be used immediately when needed.” While to “stand down” is to “resign or withdraw.”
When it was mentioned that the Proud Boys were celebrating Trump’s shout out to them on Tuesday night, McEnancy responded by pointing a finger at the media, saying that if they didn’t mention “Proud Boys” in headlines all the time, maybe people wouldn’t be talking about them so much.
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Pretty much everybody–aside from racists, that is–was horrified by Trump inability to condemn white supremacy on Tuesday night.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Sen. Lindsey Graham, Sen. Mitt Romney, and Sen. Tim Scott, the only black GOP senator, all urged him to retract his statements.
Fox News reporter John Roberts and Fox & Friends co-host Brian Kilmeade also agreed that he should condemn white supremacy, with Kilmeade saying Trump “ruined the biggest layup in the history of debates” by refusing to do so.
Yesterday, Trump told reporters that he has no idea who the Proud Boys are, saying, “You’ll have to give me a definition because I really don’t know who they are.”
Just like how he doesn’t know Jeffrey Epstein, Paul Manafort, Vladimir Putin, Prince Andrew, Stormy Daniels, George Conway, George Papadopoulos, Marie Yovanovitch, Anthony Scaramucci, or Serge F. Kovaleski, the disabled reporter he mocked on the campaign trail in 2016.
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Cam
It should be illegal, akin to perjury for a taxpayer salaried spokesperson to lie to the American people about anything not classified.
If she wants to say “No Comment” fine, but her lies, as she is funded by our tax dollars in an official capacity should be indictable.
Mister P
The proud boys and other racists are hearing what they want to hear from Trump and his front line liars. They aren’t even trying to hide it
wancell
Proud Boys is not a White Supremacist Group.
They are a multiracial group with LGBTQ+ members.
However, they are a misogynistic militant group that are against Islamic Extremism by promoting so called “Western Culture”.
Get it right when you denounce them.
Cam
Except most of the Proud Boy attacks have been against black people, Black Lives Matter protesters, and they support politicians who want to harm LGBTQ people.
So nice try on sneaking in a recruitment pitch. Better luck next time.
wancell
I am not a “Proud Boy” nor do we need them to have any new members.
I am just saying we should call them for out for what they are. Just like BLM movement is very different (equal justice for Blacks) than the BLM Organization which promotes a radical socialist agenda (end of the nuclear family, community run policing and community group ownership of property.
The world is complex and hate does not stop hate.
barryaksarben
They have a few TOKEN gay members but are violent towards gays and are considered a hate group by the southern poverty law group
Cam
@wancell
So the account that claims it ISN’T a Proud Boy, after trying to publicize them, now, to prove it isn’t a member of this group, spends a post attacking Black Lives Matter, which is the something the Proud Boys are always screaming out.
Sweetie, can you tell your other little wimps in the group that if they want to fool LGBTQ people, they’re going to have to send better trolls.
Iona Lexiss
“The Proud Boys are a far-right, white nationalist, and neo-fascist male-only organization that promotes and engages in political violence. It is based in the United States and also has a presence in Canada.[14] The group was started as a joke in the far-right Taki’s Magazine in 2016 by Vice Media co-founder and former commentator Gavin McInnes, taking its name from the song “Proud of Your Boy” from the Disney musical Aladdin.[16][17] The Proud Boys emerged as part of the alt-right, but McInnes began distancing himself from the alt-right in early 2017, saying the alt-right’s focus is race while his focus is what he defines as “Western values.” This re-branding effort intensified after the Unite the Right rally.
The group believes men—especially white men—and Western culture are under siege; their views have elements of the white genocide conspiracy theory. Officially, the group rejects white supremacy, although it has significant ties with white supremacist groups.
A little bit of time will yield more. But you get the idea.
botolani
You must be a member if you buy the bullshit distinction between “white supremacy” and “western supremacy.” It’s a distinction with absolutely zero meaning other than to allow them to pretend not be racist. The complete garbage distinction disappears under any scrutiny of their actions or rhetoric. GTFO of here with your garbage defense of shit heads.
Fname Optional Lname
True that!!!!
TedV
Really? Try telling one of these fine, upstanding “Westerners” that you’re a homo. They’d gay bash you before you got to the last “o.”
toddlicious
I don’t know how she can wear that cross necklace without getting burned…
Wolfwalk
She probably hangs it upside down while praying to Satan, her true Master.
barryaksarben
another example of a FAKE CHRISTIAN KAREN with her bleached hair and soulless eyes smiling while she lies lies lies something she promised not to do. A pinky swear no doubt from nazi barbie
Dannymac
She is almost as disgusting as Trump himself. Continually doing the exact opposite of what she promised she would not do which is ….lie…lie…lie
IndependentForever
I am at the point I can’t find the words that reflect how much contempt and hatred I hold for the right-wing of the Republican party with their lies and hypocrisy. It is impossible to have even a hint of intelligent discourse with them because their arrogance doesn’t allow them to even consider they may be wrong. You can give them facts and irrefutable proof of something but if it isn’t what fits in their little minds sense of reality you are wasting your time.
How does a group of people get so damaged? Bad parenting? A traumatic personal experience causing their world view to be so warped? What?