Proud Boys, Black Lives Matter leaders hold joint conference: We 'denounce White supremacy'

"Local leaders of the right-wing group Proud Boys in Salt Lake City held a joint news conference with a local Black Lives Matter leader on Wednesday to correct the record and “denounce White supremacy” after President Trump mentioned them during Tuesday’s first presidential debate.

“I will go out and say that the Proud Boys as a whole — I will say this on behalf of the entire national organization — denounce White supremacy,” the chief of the Proud Boys Salt Lake Utah Chapter, who only gave the name Thad, told reporters, FOX13 reported.

“We are in no way, shape or form White supremacists,” Thad said. “We have a vetting system that gets those people out of our hair. We do not have anything to do with White supremacy. We do not have anything to do with the Ku Klux Klan. We denounce those organizations.”"



"Thad and Seth appeared alongside Jacarri Kelley, the leader of Black Lives Matter Northern Utah chapter, which is unaffiliated with Black Lives Matter Utah.

“We do need to be able to reach across the aisle and have these tough conversations,” Ms. Kelley said.

She said she recently met with Proud Boys leaders in Portland, Oregon, and that they had a “productive conversation,” KUTV reported."

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/oct/1/proud-boys-black-lives-matter-leaders-hold-joint-c/





'I denounce racism': Black leader insists Proud Boys are not White supremacists
"Enrique Tarrio insists that the Proud Boys aren’t White supremacists, and he would be in a position to know. For one, he’s the international chairman. For another, he’s Black.

“I denounce White supremacy,” Mr. Tarrio said in a Thursday interview with WSVN-TV in Miami. “I denounce anti-Semitism. I denounce racism. I denounce fascism. I denounce communism and any other -ism that is prejudiced toward people because of their race, religion, culture, tone of skin.”

Mr. Tarrio headed the rising tide of those defending the Proud Boys against accusations of racism after President Trump came under fire for refusing to denounce the right-wing activist group at Tuesday’s debate."

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/oct/1/enrique-tarrio-says-proud-
boys-not-white-supremaci/



Just because the left wing press says it's so doesn't mean it's so. They are liars.

 

neither groups represent the larger organizations.

Proud Boys are notorious for their bigotry, homophobia, islamophobia, misogyny.

 

Apparently BLM disagrees with you.

 

Then it should be easy for you to provide several clear cut examples of each.

 

Did you miss this part?

"Enrique Tarrio insists that the Proud Boys aren’t White supremacists, and he would be in a position to know. For one, he’s the international chairman. For another, he’s Black.

 

It’s good to know they’re not white supremacists, but are they considered militia?

 

Possibly, but so what. Militia's are not necessarily a bad thing. It is how they use their organization that determines their threat.

 

Agree to disagree

 

I'm guessing the British in the 1700's would have agreed to disagree as well.

 

who cares about Proud Boys? they aren’t firebombing churches like BLM, and the dem terrrorist.

 

Whop cares if they are "militia"? Nothing wrong with "milita". We owe the existence of our country to "militia". They even mention "militia" in the 2nd Amendment. Yay "militia"!!!!!

 

I think the Democrat party is starting to lose grip with some blacks. Imagine, black Proud Boys and black based pro 2nd Amendment organizations. People are leaving the plantation and making up their own minds rather than falling for the carrot and stick. The truth shall set you free!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh, and I forgot the obligatory, racist and Marxist BLM still sucks.

 

That they were defeated by terrorist?

 

One person's terrorists is another person's freedom fighter.

 

Exactly

 

No, apparently one person from a northern Utah BLM group does. A group I can only assume has 2-4 members.

 

And BLM is notorious for its racism and violence.

 

Proud boy’s don’t seem to think so

 

Your point is what exactly?

You are considered militia as defined by US code if you are male, under 45 and a US citizen.
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/10/246

 

Their chairman is a Hispanic and a leader of Hispanics for Trump.

Your turn.

 

I bet they don't put the toilet seat down either. The monsters!!

 

Umm...Tarrio is Latino and affiliated with another ‘Proud Boy’ Roger Stone.
You don’t trust anything they say or do and they’ve got the track record to back that up. The press has got to do better with their due diligence.

 

Lol...and one of them is the 'international' chairman.

 

All bullshit that the left made up about them and assumed as fact.

 

Militias are a good thing.