During the first presidential debate of the season, Donald Trump openly encouraged right-wing violence, first by refusing to condemn white supremacists and armed right-wing militias, and then by suggesting he would not ask his supporters to refrain from political violence in November. This is some of the boldest rhetoric we’ve seen from Trump embracing the phenomenon of right-wing violence. If you’re concerned about it, you’re right.

In response to a question related to racism and racial division, Joe Biden recalled Trump’s comments in the wake of the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville in 2017, when Trump said there were “fine people on both sides.” By invoking the horrifying image of open white supremacists marching with torches in hand and even killing a protester, emboldened by Trump’s victory, Biden clearly hoped to remind viewers of Trump’s tolerance of right-wing violence, which has reappeared on American streets in response to this summer’s Black Lives Matter protests.

Moderator Chris Wallace put a finer point on it when he said to Trump, “You have repeatedly criticized the vice president for not calling out antifa and other left-wing extremist groups.