Samantha Bee Decries Trump’s ‘Stand Back and Stand By’

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The late-night hosts on Wednesday took aim at President Trump, who refused to denounce the Proud Boys, a far-right group linked to white supremacy and violence, in his debate with Joseph R. Biden Jr. on Tuesday. Instead, Mr. Trump told the group to “stand back and stand by.”

“Do not tell Trump that he can say anything he wants about race,” Samantha Bee said on “Full Frontal.” “Not only will it be wrong and deeply offensive, but Mark Burnett will have to spend hours erasing the tapes.”

“Jimmy Kimmel Live” brought Mean Tweets back for a new NBA All-Star edition.

The “S.N.L.” star Cecily Strong will reunite with her former castmate Seth Meyers on “Late Night.”

Chadwick Boseman delivers one of his finest performances in his final role opposite Viola Davis in “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.”