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Last Updated May 3, 2021 at 12:13 pm EDT
FILE - In this Sept. 7, 2020 photo, a protester carries a Proud Boys banner, symbol of a right-wing group, while other members start to unfurl a large U.S. flag in front of the Oregon State Capitol in Salem, Ore. President Donald Trump didn t condemn white supremacist groups and their role in violence in some American cities this summer. Instead, he said the violence is a “left-wing problem and he told one far-right extremist group to “stand back and stand by.” His comments Tuesday night were in response to debate moderator Chris Wallace asking if he would condemn white supremacists and militia groups. Trump s exchange with Democrat Joe Biden left the extremist group Proud Boys celebrating what some of its members saw as tacit approval. (AP Photo/Andrew Selsky, File)
Terror group Proud Boys Canada dissolving
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Posted May 3, 2021 9:46 am EDT
FILE - In this Sept. 7, 2020 photo, a protester carries a Proud Boys banner, symbol of a right-wing group, while other members start to unfurl a large U.S. flag in front of the Oregon State Capitol in Salem, Ore. President Donald Trump didn t condemn white supremacist groups and their role in violence in some American cities this summer. Instead, he said the violence is a “left-wing problem and he told one far-right extremist group to “stand back and stand by.” His comments Tuesday night were in response to debate moderator Chris Wallace asking if he would condemn white supremacists and militia groups. Trump s exchange with Democrat Joe Biden left the extremist group Proud Boys celebrating what some of its members saw as tacit approval. (AP Photo/Andrew Selsky, File)
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Despite their announcement to dissolve, Canada’s Proud Boys might not be gone just yet, one expert has warned.
The group posted a statement on its channel stating it intends to dissolve after federal authorities in February designated the Proud Boys a terrorist organization.
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“The truth is, we were never terrorists or a white supremacy group,” the statement said. “We are electricians, carpenters, financial advisors, mechanics, etc. More than that, we are fathers, brothers, uncles and sons,” it added.
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Despite their announcement to dissolve, Canada’s Proud Boys might not be gone just yet, one expert has warned.
The group posted a statement on its channel stating it intends to dissolve after federal authorities in February designated the Proud Boys a terrorist organization.
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Try refreshing your browser, or You think Proud Boys Canada has dissolved? Think again, anti-hate expert says Back to video
“The truth is, we were never terrorists or a white supremacy group,” the statement said. “We are electricians, carpenters, financial advisors, mechanics, etc. More than that, we are fathers, brothers, uncles and sons,” it added.