My friend immediately after the debate said that he wouldn't disavow white supremacy. He did, even last night. The problem was the question.
Don't let people rephrase the question as if it was asking about white supremacy.
The question was: "Are you willing tonight to condemn white supremacist and militia group and to say that they need to stand down and not add to the violence in a number of these cities like we saw in Kenosha and as we've seen in Portland."
That's a loaded question. The violence in those cities are from BLM. Does anyone know of any white supremacist groups in Kenosha or Portland? It also suggests that Trump has some sort of voice in these groups.
But through all that, Trumps first response was "Yes, I'm willing to do it."
A good response would have been, "Since BLM and Antifa are causing the violence in those cities, I have no trouble telling white supremacist and militia groups not to ADD to the violence there because BLM and Antifa are doing enough damage on their own."
Yeah, we could think about what the "good response" was all day, but the question was chalked from the beginning. It wasn't a clear and easy question like the media is putting it out to be.
If the Proud Boys want to organize and protest, more power to them. If BLM wants to go organize and protest, more power to them. Which one is being asked for condemnation and being lumped into the question? That's the problem.
I believe Trump saw through the flaw in the question and is being attacked for it.
My friend immediately after the debate said that he wouldn't disavow white supremacy. He did, even last night. The problem was the question.
Don't let people rephrase the question as if it was asking about white supremacy.
The question was: "Are you willing tonight to condemn white supremacist and militia group and to say that they need to stand down and not add to the violence in a number of these cities like we saw in Kenosha and as we've seen in Portland."
That's a loaded question. The violence in those cities are from BLM. Does anyone know of any white supremacist groups in Kenosha or Portland? It also suggests that Trump has some sort of voice in these groups.
But through all that, Trumps first response was "Yes, I'm willing to do it."
A good response would have been, "Since BLM and Antifa are causing the violence in those cities, I have no trouble telling white supremacist and militia groups not to ADD to the violence there because BLM and Antifa are doing enough damage on their own."
Yeah, we could think about what the "good response" was all day, but the question was chalked from the beginning. It wasn't a clear and easy question like the media is putting it out to be.
If the Proud Boys want to organize and protest, more power to them. If BLM wants to go organize and protest, more power to them. Which one is being asked for condemnation and being lumped into the question? That's the problem.
I believe Trump saw through the flaw in the question and is being attacked for it.