tremendous specks we saw last night into the history. it shows how we got here. the proud boys of the more recent group. they were actually just established in 2016, by gavin mcinnis, who s known for his links to vice media, which he helped create. he described the group as western chauvinists. and initially it was sometimes seen as a kind of performative or trolling activity until a really short order of time. and in a few years, according to something quite physical, real and menacing. there he was back in 2018, talking about membership in the group with an nbc reporter. we only have one criteria, and that is, you accept the west is the best. you have to be biologically male. but you accept the west is the best. mcginiss s pledge for the group, that every member is expected to recite upon joining is, quote, i m western chauvinist, and i refuse to
right-wing figures, and made more public appearances, after they were protesting and clashing during the 2017 speech, that mcinnis gave at new york university. 11 were arrested. there were fights. it was a lot of mayhem. again, it was at a time where people were trying to figure out what this was all about, and whether the so-called group was a real organization, or more of as some sort of a set of stunts. then, there were speakers with group figures like and coulter, and another member. and a security for certain speakers, and then, a member of the proud boys helped organize something quite serious, he ultimately fatal charlottesville rally to quote, unite the right. 2018, they were showing up at a nancy pelosi, when miami security had to coat her to safety, with proud boys members screaming, yelling she was a blanking communist. by 2020, they turn this into a sort of a pattern, going where
to overthrow the election, the very thing that and democracy does hold the government accountable. given the genuine was talking about the flame, let s look a little bit of our voice tonight. ngozi bounce on the news ear aspects, the urgent aspect we saw last night. and in today s reach helps so we got here. the proud boys they were actually just established in 2016, by gavin mcinnis, who s known for his links to vice media. in which he helped create. he described the group has western chauvinists. and was sometimes seen as a kind of performative or trolling activity until a really short order of time. and in a few years, according to something quite physical, will and menacing. there he was back in 2018, talking about membership in the group with an nbc reporter. we only have one criteria, and that is, you accept the west is the best. you have to be accepting that
apologize for creating the modern world, and quote. you can see, it s a sort of a slightly more modern trolling version of other white supremacist trump s about civilization and order, and creating something that no other people could somehow create. and in the same year, the group shared a video of roger stone, we re setting that slogan. stone, though, to be as precise as possible, as publicly asserted that he is not a member of the group. i am roger stone. i m a western chauvinist. i refuse to apologize for creating the modern world. thank you, roger. the proud boys started mobilizing in support of right-wing figures, and made making more public appearances, after they were protesting and clashing during the 2017 speech, that mcinnis gave at new york university. 11 were arrested. there were fights. it was a lot of mayhem. again, it was at a time where people were trying to figure out what this was all about, and whether the so-called group
ian nationalists. they were deported for their role in founding ms-13. the same rule has to apply to gavin mcinnis. he created this mess. he created this as a street gang by his own admission. if we are going to see something happen, let it happened to him. let that message be sent out i think people want to see some of the public figures get blocked, just to know that justice applies to them as well. we will definitely keep an eye on the story. thank you so much. can i say one more thing. we are out of time, five seconds. connection between the attack on critical race theory, the great replacement theory, and gun control. guns in our streets do proportionally kill black and brown people. yes, i thank you for pointing that out. you have to come back soon. thank you both for being here. do not be forgetting our ongoing special coverage of the