Donald Trump tells Proud Boys to ‘stand down’ following election debate

President Donald Trump has claimed he does not know who the Proud Boys are but called for them to stand down and follow the directions of law enforcement. Picture: Carolyn Kaster/AP

US President Donald Trump has called for the Proud Boys to “stand down” after he failed to condemn the far-right group during his first election debate with challenger Joe Biden.

When asked during the event in Cleveland if he would instruct the male-only group of neo-fascists  to obey the direction of law enforcement, Mr Trump said: “Proud Boys, stand back and stand by. But I’ll tell you what, somebody’s got to do something about antifa and the left.”