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Will Trump’s “Proud Boys” Comment Energize NH Hate Groups?

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Thursday, October 1, 2020   

CONCORD, N.H. -- Civil-rights advocates are warning President Donald Trump's debate comments about the Proud Boys could encourage far-right groups to become more active, in New Hampshire and across the country.

The president told the Proud Boys to "stand back and stand by" on Tuesday night, and by Wednesday, they were selling T-shirts with the phrase next to their logo. Amazon later stopped the sales.

Cassie Miller, senior research analyst for the Southern Poverty Law Center, is an expert on hate groups, and said the group celebrated on social media, with some declaring they're now on standby.

"Trump's statement at the presidential debate is something that really emboldened them," Miller cautioned. "That thrilled them, and that I think is going to add some legitimacy to the group."

On Wednesday, Trump backtracked, claiming he doesn't know who the Proud Boys are and saying they should "stand down."

Proud Boys leaders deny ties to white nationalism but claim to be "western chauvinists."

Miller said many of the Proud Boys see themselves as an extension of Trump and of law enforcement, bent on controlling the perceived chaos that has accompanied some of this summer's rallies against racism and police brutality.

Also at the debate, the president called on supporters to watch voters at polling places on Election Day.

Miller said that could lead to confrontations.

"There is a real possibility that we could get far-right groups going out to polling places, to ballot boxes and engaging in voter suppression or intimidation," Miller said.

The Southern Poverty Law Center keeps track of hate groups in New Hampshire but does not list the Proud Boys.

However, they do list other extremist groups, including a statewide presence of multiple anti-government militia groups, plus the American Nazi Party, the Daily Stormer and the white nationalist Patriot Front. They also list the anti-Muslim group ACT for America in Nashua.


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