Fox's Kilmeade: Trump 'ruined the biggest layup' in debate history 'by not condemning white supremac

[sabra]

https://thehill.com/homenews/media/518928-foxs-kilmeade-trump-ruined-the-biggest-layup-in-debate-history-by-not

Brian Kilmeade said President Trump "ruined the biggest layup in the history of debates by not condemning white supremacists" during Tuesday night's presidential debate, with the "Fox & Friends" host advising Trump to "clarify that right away."

[Mr. Ected]

1. Too late, Brian

It wasn't an oversight, and you damned well know it.

[uriel1972]

2. not a bug, but a feature...

the desperate struggle to claw it back begins.

[Docreed2003]

3. Lmao as if there's anything to clarify!

Trump said EXACTLY what he meant! It seems like people are stopping with the "Stand By" remark, he followed that with "Something needs to be done about Antifa and the Left". So he accomplished exactly what he wanted. Why would he clarify a statement he supports?

[Statistical]

4. It wasn't an accident of a gaf.

Trump didn't condemn white supremacy because he believes in it.

If you asked Biden to condemn renewable energy or marriage equality he wouldn't. I wouldn't be some mistake.

[JHB]

5. Not a surprise, Brian. He didn't do it in 2016 either

He wouldn't reject the support he was getting from the Klan. Why would he start now?

[brewens]

6. He could have soundly denounced white supremacists and they would have known he was winking

inside. They would laugh that he had to say that and was just playing it to get a few more votes. It wouldn't have cost him one alt white or Quackpot vote. They can try and polish that turd all they want, but we all saw him say Stand BY! I see the proud boys celebrating that too, so it went over just the way most of us would have imagined, and that was the message Trump was sending.

[gratuitous]

7. So Brian, is it fair to conclude that Trump supports Nazis?

Trump said what he said, and nobody's "clarifying" his remarks. The Nazis are high-fiving each other all over the internet. They understood completely what Trump was saying to them. Continuing to support Trump is to support Nazis. End of sentence.

[Freethinker65]

8. Soooooooo close to being "woke"

[C_U_L8R]

9. Admit it Kilmeade, Trump embraced the racist KKK Proud Boys

In no uncertain terms. You can't put that hateful vileness back in the tube.

[MFGsunny]

10. I'm filing this under the "No-SHIT-Sherlock" tab, but must also acknowledge...

... that it's never too late to make even ONE truthful comment on FAUX.

[budkin]

11. He didn't want to alienate a huge part of his base

At least 50%.

[Midnight Writer]

12. He doesn't clarify, he doesn't back down, he doesn't correct, he doesn't apologize, he never stops.