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12.13pm BST
“Trump basically said to go fuck them up! This makes me so happy”
That was the reaction of one Proud Boys organiser on social media network Parler to the debate exchange last night where Donald Trump was challenged to condemn the far-right white supremacist group the Proud Boys, and did not do so. The ‘them’ in the message being Antifa.
Related: Donald Trump refuses to condemn white supremacists at presidential debate
12.06pm BST
If you fancy something to listen to, Jonathan Freedland and Guardian columnist Richard Wolffe are here discussing the highlights and lowlights of the first presidential election debate of 2020. There’s maybe more lowlights than highlights.
Continue reading…Trump plunges debate into chaos as he repeatedly talks over BidenPresident refuses to condemn white supremacistsKey takeaways from the first presidential debateAnalysis: first presidential debate is national humiliation43,355 new US coronavirus cases and 918 new deaths yesterdaySign up for Fight to Vote – our weekly US election newsletter 12.13pm BST“Trump basically said to go fuck them up! This makes me so happy”That was the reaction of one Proud Boys organiser on social media network Parler to the debate exchange last night where Donald Trump was challenged to condemn the far-right white supremacist group the Proud Boys, and did not do so. The ‘them’ in the message being Antifa. Related: Donald Trump refuses to condemn white supremacists at presidential debate 12.06pm BSTIf you fancy something to listen to, Jonathan Freedland and Guardian columnist Richard Wolffe are here discussing the highlights and lowlights of the first presidential election debate of 2020. There’s maybe more lowlights than highlights. Continue reading…