During Tuesday night's debate, Donald Trump told the Proud Bois to "stand back and stand by." They group was extremely over the moon for the shout-out from their favorite white nationalist.
Posting on
Parler, the rightwing alternative to Twitter, Proud Bois Chris P Bacon (get it? cispy bacon?) posted a picture of Trump and wrote, "standing-by sir."
One group,
Proud Bois Cleveland, seemed emboldened by the reference, posting a photograph of what they described as a “friendly visit” with police and National Guard in the city streets.
Vice News has an article titled,
'Trump Basically Said to Go Fck Them Up': Here’s How the Proud Boys Reacted to Trump’s Comments stating, "White nationalists have embraced Trump's "Stand back and stand by" remark as a slogan and are celebrating what they see as a direct endorsement from the president."
