Why does he refuse to condemn them?

[Dill]

(09-30-2020, 01:19 PM)bfine32 Wrote: As I said seems like I tough crowd. he was asked and he said yes. But that doesn't fit the narrative so folks have to go with a misspeak of stand by instead of stand down. 

I understand why both the Libs and the Proud Boys are doing it. But folks that are doing it give 2 shits about the truth. 

Yow! Now THAT is a "mispeak" too.   "Stand down" would be pretty weak too. And NOT a denunciation.

But he had TWO shots at saying that--"Stand back" is another misspeak? 

Double misspeak or just doublespeak?

This is not weak: "White supremacy is DISGUSTING and anti-American in all of its forms, and I'll fire anyone in my administration who sympathizes." So why not say that? Not just "Sure, ok." 

The "narrative" is that Trump has chronic difficulty denouncing white supremacy, just as he has difficulty denouncing Qanon or any group of supporters. 

People who "give 2 shits about the truth" aren't the ones who ignore how Trump himself creates this narrative in moments like last night's.