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“We called on the the governor to denounce Antifa violence. Cuomo for not speaking out a day prior after the club was vandalized by members of Antifa. When Stone was asked by a local reporter about the Proud Boys' claim that he had been initiated as a member of the group, he responded by calling the reporter a member of the Communist party. State GOP Ed Cox, appearing on Albany radio, deflected questions on why McInnes was invited by the club. Proud Boys founder Gavin McInnes said Stone was 'one of the three approved media figures allowed to speak' about the group.

They believe equality is a negative for white people.” He also called for police to investigate the vandalism to the club. According to The Proud Boy manifesto, the group, which was formed in 2016 by Vice Co-Founder Gavin McInnis (who left the group in 2018) is socially liberal and welcomes gay members.

“(Republicans) knew damn well what the Proud Boys were going to say,” Gov. Meanwhile, state Republican and Democratic leaders took turns blaming each other for the unrest. “We will make arrests, but quite frankly, we need the public’s help.” We are vigorously investigating all leads involving that incident,” O’Neill said. “There’s no place for that kind of disorder anywhere - that violence and disorder anywhere in New York City. McInnes said two Proud Boy members fell behind the group, giving the protesters the opportunity to confront them, stripping one man of his “Make America Great Again” hat. Officers escorted the Proud Boy members way from the Republican club toward the subway to keep the two groups separate and reduce the opportunities for violence. They lept to infamy during the violence in Charlottesville three years ago, during the deadly Unite the Right rally organized by now-former. “The sad reality is that black men have been killed across this country for holding far less, and the NYPD did not see it fit enough to arrest a thug brandishing a samurai sword directly in front of them.” The Proud Boys have a long history in the D.C. “Watching this video and seeing a racist thug - because that’s what he was and that’s what they are - pull out a samurai sword, whether it’s fake or not, in front of the NYPD, and they do nothing, is not only disheartening but deserves the highest level of scrutiny,” Richards said. Queens City Councilman Donovan Richards, the chairman of the Public Safety Committee, blasted police response as “non-existent” and “inept.” “That’s when they hurled a bottle of urine at me,” he said of Antifa.
