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BootinUp

(47,197 posts)
Sat Apr 20, 2024, 11:26 PM Apr 20

Proud Boys appear at Trump rally, drawing condemnation from Biden

Source: Washington Post

WILMINGTON, N.C. — At least 10 men wearing the uniform of the Proud Boys, a violent extremist group, appeared outside the entrance of a rally here for presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump, prompting condemnation from President Biden’s campaign.

The men — wearing black and yellow shirts, hats and masks identifying them as Proud Boys — were seen walking along the line of vendors selling Trump apparel and souvenirs around the time that the gates opened for a planned Trump rally here. One of the men held a sign saying “Free All of the J6 Prisoners,” a reference to people charged in the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

Trump campaign senior adviser Chris LaCivita said, “We don’t comment on stupid.”

A spokesman for the Biden campaign condemned Trump for emboldening violent extremists.

“When Trump told his supporters to ‘stop the steal’, they attacked the Capitol, violently assaulted police officers, and tried to overturn an election,” Biden spokesman Ammar Moussa said. “Now they’re back, standing by once again as Trump threatens of a ‘bloodbath’ if he loses in November. This is Donald Trump’s America: where white nationalists and violent far-right extremists are empowered and working families are left behind.”

Read more: https://wapo.st/3U74eXM



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Proud Boys appear at Trump rally, drawing condemnation from Biden (Original Post) BootinUp Apr 20 OP
Trump threatens of a 'bloodbath' CountAllVotes Apr 21 #1
Trump is so fucking stupid.... AZ8theist Apr 21 #2
Storm forced rally cancellation Pas-de-Calais Apr 21 #3
Thing about a bloodbath is you never know if it's going to happen to your side if you FAFO ZonkerHarris Apr 21 #4
Post removed Post removed Apr 21 #5
So, Meal Team Six Showed Up? GB_RN Apr 21 #6
I just watched this show about the hells angels how the FBI was able to get uncover agents into their organization kimbutgar Apr 21 #7
President Biden calls out the Proud Boys who were attending TFG's rally LetMyPeopleVote Apr 21 #8
Don't like the outcome justgamma Apr 21 #11
Voters will be targets now. The Grand Illuminist Apr 22 #13
Zoom in on that bearded red-head with the red visor... IcyPeas Apr 21 #12
I bet they were the first ones to start running when that storm hit. OldBaldy1701E Apr 21 #9
Those pitiful clowns... GiqueCee Apr 21 #10

Response to BootinUp (Original post)

GB_RN

(2,387 posts)
6. So, Meal Team Six Showed Up?
Sun Apr 21, 2024, 09:42 AM
Apr 21

Pfft. Fucking Gravy Seals and Green Buffet guys are a bunch of losers.

You’ll see them driving down the road, a line of pickup trucks with both Confederate and tRump flags flying from poles in the truck beds. Swap out the flags on Y’all Qaida’s trucks for some other group(s) and the cops would be all over them for terrorism. Seriously, not a lot of difference between our little Yee’hawdists here and jihadists over there.

To borrow a bit from Jim Jones (yeah, yeah, I know), it’s all “…hate, all the time. Teaching people to hate.”

kimbutgar

(21,215 posts)
7. I just watched this show about the hells angels how the FBI was able to get uncover agents into their organization
Sun Apr 21, 2024, 11:34 AM
Apr 21

I hope the FBi and another agencies are getting infiltrators into the proud boys to spy and take them down.

justgamma

(3,667 posts)
11. Don't like the outcome
Sun Apr 21, 2024, 02:29 PM
Apr 21

of the election? Threaten the election workers. Don't like the school board? Threaten them and their families. Threaten the teachers, the librarians, the elected officials until they quit. Seems to be SOP for the GOP. They seem to be gradually taking over and it's frightening.

The Grand Illuminist

(1,336 posts)
13. Voters will be targets now.
Mon Apr 22, 2024, 01:33 AM
Apr 22

They tried and failed to get the officials. So the next best thing for them is going after ordinary citizens doing their civic duty.

IcyPeas

(21,910 posts)
12. Zoom in on that bearded red-head with the red visor...
Sun Apr 21, 2024, 04:29 PM
Apr 21

Is that one of those visors with the fake hair attached?



GiqueCee

(642 posts)
10. Those pitiful clowns...
Sun Apr 21, 2024, 01:40 PM
Apr 21

... might change their name if they knew that ranchers call a gelding that's gettin' randy around mares a "Proud Boy" 'cause he thinks he still has his balls.

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