18 of the Most Shocking Moments That Defined Donald Trump’s Norm-Shattering Presidency

When asked, Trump doesn't denounce white supremacy during the Sept. 29, 2020, presidential debate, instead telling far-right group the Proud Boys to "stand back and stand by."

Throughout his time in office, many noted the president's markedly different responses to protests led by white people versus people of color. In May 2020, for example, he tweeted, "When the looting starts, the shooting starts," about protestors marching in the streets of Minneapolis following the death of unarmed Black man George Floyd at the hands of police; following the violent Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol, he told the predominantly white crowd "you are special" and "we love you" in a recorded message asking them to go home.