Trump calls on a violent extremist group to ‘stand by’

Instead of condemning militants, the president marshals them. 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[Author Headshot](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhV64OP0TJaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vY29sdW1uL25pY2hvbGFzLWtyaXN0b2Y_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NDUmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmtfMjAyMDEwMDEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjI2ODYmbmw9bmljaG9sYXMta3Jpc3RvZiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9Mzk0OTcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgA1Dil1XxJFG9RSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) By [Nicholas Kristof](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhV64OP0TJaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vY29sdW1uL25pY2hvbGFzLWtyaXN0b2Y_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NDUmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmtfMjAyMDEwMDEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjI2ODYmbmw9bmljaG9sYXMta3Jpc3RvZiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9Mzk0OTcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgA1Dil1XxJFG9RSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) Opinion Columnist The single most painful moment of the presidential debate on Tuesday came when President Trump, invited by Chris Wallace to condemn white supremacists, dodged the question — and then called on the Proud Boys, a violent extremist group, to “stand by.” [My column today](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhV64OP0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wOS8zMC9vcGluaW9uL3RydW1wLWVsZWN0aW9uLWRlYmF0ZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTQ1JmVtYz1lZGl0X25rXzIwMjAxMDAxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTIyNjg2Jm5sPW5pY2hvbGFzLWtyaXN0b2YmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTM5NDk3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoANQ4pdV8SRRvUUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) looks at those comments in the debate and at the ways in which Trump damaged America in his comments. He claims to be protecting America, but I argue that the real threat doesn’t come from immigrants, from socialists, from protesters — but from the White House. [Please read!](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhV64OP0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wOS8zMC9vcGluaW9uL3RydW1wLWVsZWN0aW9uLWRlYmF0ZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTQ1JmVtYz1lZGl0X25rXzIwMjAxMDAxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTIyNjg2Jm5sPW5pY2hvbGFzLWtyaXN0b2YmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTM5NDk3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoANQ4pdV8SRRvUUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) The Fighting Between Azerbaijan and Armenia Keep an eye on the [escalating conflict](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhV64OP0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wOS8yOS93b3JsZC9taWRkbGVlYXN0L25hZ29ybm8ta2FyYWJha2gtYXJtZXJuaWEtYXplcmJhaWphbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTQ1JmVtYz1lZGl0X25rXzIwMjAxMDAxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTIyNjg2Jm5sPW5pY2hvbGFzLWtyaXN0b2YmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTM5NDk3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoANQ4pdV8SRRvUUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) between Azerbaijan and Armenia, for it risks becoming a wider war. In the past, the U.S. has played a major role in bringing diplomacy to tamp down tensions there (Hillary Clinton as secretary of state engaged heavily in this thankless effort), but the U.S. is AWOL at this moment. That’s a huge mistake, for one basic lesson of history is that wars are easier to prevent than to end. 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Now, two years after Saudi officials tortured, murdered and dismembered him — as the Saudi government covered up its brutality — Jamal’s dream is [coming to life](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhV64OP0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wOS8yOC93b3JsZC9taWRkbGVlYXN0L2phbWFsLWtoYXNob2dnaS1kYXduLXNhdWRpLWFyYWJpYS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTQ1JmVtYz1lZGl0X25rXzIwMjAxMDAxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTIyNjg2Jm5sPW5pY2hvbGFzLWtyaXN0b2YmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTM5NDk3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoANQ4pdV8SRRvUUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). I wish he could see this, and I hope the Saudis and Bahrainis understand that the future of the region is not autocracy but the freedom and dignity that Jamal fought and died for. And if Joe Biden is elected next month, I think the Saudis will no longer be able to get away with this kind of murder, not to mention the starvation of Yemen. 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When Covid-19 Devastates Those Who Aren’t Even Infected A [new report](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhV64OP0TwaHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5oZWlmZXIub3JnL091cl9Xb3JrL0hlaWZlci1JbnRlcm5hdGlvbmFsLVVnYW5kYS1DT1ZJRC0xOS1SZXBvcnQtMjAyMC5wZGY_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NDUmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmtfMjAyMDEwMDEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjI2ODYmbmw9bmljaG9sYXMta3Jpc3RvZiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9Mzk0OTcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgA1Dil1XxJFG9RSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) from Heifer International underscores the impact of Covid-19 on the developing world, by disrupting the economy and exacerbating the poverty even of those who aren’t infected. It finds that 31 percent of people in its programs in Uganda are down to one meal a day. And my Times colleagues in India did [a terrific report](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhV64OP0T7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wOS8yNy93b3JsZC9hc2lhL2NvdmlkLTE5LWluZGlhLWNoaWxkcmVuLXNjaG9vbC1lZHVjYXRpb24tbGFib3IuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD00NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ua18yMDIwMTAwMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yMjY4NiZubD1uaWNob2xhcy1rcmlzdG9mJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0zOTQ5NyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKADUOKXVfEkUb1FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) on the increase in child labor because of the pandemic. The U.N. estimates that the virus will force 24 million children to drop out of school, and many will end up as child laborers. 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