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Proud Boys are a dangerous 'white supremacist' group say US agencies

Law enforcement have shown concerns about the group’s menace to minority groups and police officers, and its conspiracy theories
Members of the Proud Boys group participate in a 22 August protest in Portland, Oregon. Photograph: Maranie Staab/Reuters

The far-right Proud Boys group whom Donald Trump told to “stand by” during this week’s presidential debate is seen as a dangerous organization by law enforcement, according to leaked assessments of the organization from federal, state and local agencies.

Trump’s refusal to condemn white supremacists during the debate, and his suggestion that the Proud Boys “stand by” during the current 2020 election campaign sent shockwaves through American politics. The Southern Poverty Law Center calls the Proud Boys a hate group.

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