Where did he say “proud boys” were his people?
He didn’t.
Here’s what happened:
The President had been asked by the moderator Chris Wallace if he would condemn White supremacists and militia groups.
“I’m willing to do that,” “I’m willing to do anything. I want to see peace.”
Not satisfied, apparently, both Wallace and Biden then pushed him to say more condemning white supremacy. In what was a conflusing flurry of demands and responses, Trump responded that almost everything of the violence he has seen has been from “Antifa and the left”
Seeming surprised at their persistence, Trump then asked:
“What do you want to call them,” “Give me a name. Give me a name. Who would you like me to condemn?”
Biden then said “Proud Boys”. That’s when Trump said:
“Proud Boys, stand back and stand by,”
He later explained that he had never heard of “Proud Boys” as a group before. (apparently after it was explained to him). Maybe so. Maybe not. I would bet that most non-left people on CAF first heard that name on CAF. I sure did.
But the left has their “gotcha” for the moment.