the Proud Boys just made Trump& #39;s encouraging words for them -- uttered during a national televised debate -- into a graphic with their logo
earlier tonight from one of the "official" Proud Boys channels
Trump telling violent right-wing extremists to "stand back and stand by" tracks with his campaign telling supporters to enlist for an ARMY FOR TRUMP "election security operation" last week
not clear if Trump& #39;s endgame is sowing election day misinformation, deputizing his followers to commit violent acts, general voter suppression or all three
considering that one and two are already happening it& #39;s likely the whole package
reminder that the Proud Boys aren& #39;t a massive, powerful organization. they& #39;re media savvy but scattered and they don& #39;t have huge numbers.

Proud Boys said they expected 20k people at a rally this weekend in Portland -- they attracted maybe 300
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