If These Five Words Don’t Scare You, Then You’re Not Paying Attention—Or You Just Don’t Care By: Mike Givens*/TRT Assistant Editor— Tuesday, September 29, 2020 will infamously go down in history as one of the most traumatic days of my life, thanks to President Trump.
When asked by Fox News reporter Chris Wallace to openly denounce white supremacy groups, to verbally condemn their hatred, bigotry, and violence, the 45th President of the United States, sheepishly called out a far-right, neo-fascist, white nationalist group, The Proud Boys, and told them to, “Stand back, and stand by.” Eyes bulging, jaw hitting the floor, and heart sinking, I watched as Trump cavalierly told a hateful group of white men to mobilize.