and you are wrong about that, too. He answered immediately and unequivocally, but the moderator was talking over him. Then he answered it a second time. This, I assume you are characterizing as a ''stumble." LOL
Wow, you must have watched an edited version which makes his response appear quicker than it was because, in the actual debate, he equivocated a lot and even then not only did not not condemn them, he called out to them to stand by! Would you mind posting the source for the video which gave you the impression that trump condemned these white supremacist nationalists immediately and unequivocally?
From the footage I saw, it takes the moderator 23 seconds to fully form the question and then Trump Immediately equivocates. Here's what he says just as the question is being finished: "Sure I'm willing to do that, BUT, I would say almost everything I see is from the left wing, not from the right wing. "
He gives the impression that he's willing to condemn these racists, but he doesn't. He immediately pivots with a "but" to some other topic. Can you see that? If you loan me money and then ask me to pay it back and I say, "I'm willing to do it, but what about the money you owe those other people", will you believe that I just paid you the money I owe you? No, of course not, because you're not a fool, and yet that's exactly what you seem to have done in this situation with Trump. That's because you really are justifying him. You're covering for his unwillingness to be clear about his reliance on white supremacists for political support.
Biden and the mod continue asking him to be clear and Trump then says "I'm willing to do anything for peace", which again is an equivocation. The mod rightly responds, "Then do it", because it's clear that Trump is avoiding the issue. He's being cornered on an issue that he wants to remain vague and confusing.
Biden then follows the mod's lead and says, "Do it; say it!" And there's this long pause where you can see Trump realizing that he's cornered so he pivots again to a non-issue and says, "Why do you want me to call them!"
Can't you see how this is an equivocation? What they are called has already been made clear; white surpemacists. Trump knows this, so he's stalling for time by not only pretending that he doesn't understand what's being asked of him, but also by putting the ball back in the mod's court by suggesting this is just something the mod is making up on his own (i.e. what do you want me to call them?).
But still, the mod clarifies again by saying, "White supremacists" and you can see Trump panicking. Then Biden chimes in with "proud boys" and immediately Trump says, "Proud boys, stand back and
stand by".
In his panic he accidentally blurted out his real feelings. He was anxious that all the pressure being piled on to him might give his supporters the wrong impression and he needed to do something dramatic to be sure he didn't lose their support, so he told them to stand by.
He did the opposite of denounce them! And, sure enough, the proud boys then boasted about Trump's support and confirmed that they were, indeed, ready to be his personal militia if he chose to call on them.
Later, in an interview, when Trump was asked about the proud boys, he pretended not to know who they were.
How is it possible that you are so blinded by him that you can't see what's obvious to the rest of us? How can you still keep supporting this guy? The economy, right? You're willing to overlook all these glaring problems because you believe Trump will inevitably put money in your pocket.
Sad.
