Skip to content
Stories

Gordana Rabrenovic comments on Trump’s mention of “The Proud Boys” in Last Week’s Debate

People in this story

Image of Gordana Rabrenovich.
Image of Gordana Rabrenovich.

Gordana Rabrenovic (Associate Professor of Sociology; Director of the Brudnick Center on Violence and Conflict) analyzes the impact of Trump mentioning The Proud Boys at the debate on September 29. Rabrenovic states that “If Trump said something that the Proud Boys saw as validation of them, it doesn’t matter what he meant. It matters how they perceived it, and what we see is that the Proud Boys felt validated, that they’re seen as legitimate, and that’s what’s dangerous,” 

Read more at News@Northeastern.

More Stories

As Stephen Colbert signs off, America loses a prophet 

06.18.2026

Patricia Williams, a legal scholar, is elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences

05.28.2026

As AI systems become more complex, scholars are racing to develop legal frameworks. Here are just a few examples. 

06.18.26
All Stories