washington post columnist brian klaas sees it differently. it's not that he just didn't condemn it.instruction to this group, as though he was their leader. he said to "stand by" as though he's waiting for further instructions, if there is election related violence. so i think the intentions and the polarisation around the election are so great, and president trump's language is so explosive, that i'm very worried about violence around the november elections. joe biden was asked about those concerns today. here's what he said. if in fact we win this election, this president will step down. it's a lot of bravado. he has no alternative. the american people will not stand for it, no agency would stand for that happening. my message to the proud boys and every other white supremacist group is, "cease and desist. " that is not who we are. this is not who we are as americans. if you don't know of the proud boys, this is a group that was founded in 2016. it's far—right, anti—immigrant, and all—male. and there are strict membership protocols. in order to join, members have to declare that t