President Trump’s initial response to the carnage in Charlottesville was criticized for being weak and equivocal. Two days later, he issued a second statement that explicitly condemned the racists and Nazi sympathizers who clashed with counter-protesters, resulting in one death and numerous injuries. But many of his critics were not appeased, saying that Trump had not risen to the occasion the way his predecessors had done when responding to racially tinged social unrest. RCP Assistant Editor James Hitchcock examines previous American presidents’ comments at moments of similar upheaval.
Trump said we are all Americans first and that the hate and division must stop.
"We condemn in the strongest possible terms this egregious display of hatred, bigotry and violence on many sides, on many sides. It's been going on for a long time in our country. Not Donald Trump, not Barack Obama, this has been going on for a long, long time. It has no place in America," the president said at a press conference Saturday.
"We have so many incredible things happening in our country, so when I watch Charlottesville, to me it's very, very sad," Trump also said.
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"The Department of Justice has opened a civil rights investigation into the deadly car attack that killed one innocent American, and wounded twenty others," Trump said of the Charlottesville demonstration. "To anyone who acted criminally in this weekend's racist violence, you will be held fully accountable. Justice will be delivered. As I said on Saturday, we condemn in the strongest possible terms this egregious display of hatred, bigotry, and violence. It has no place in America."
"As I have said many times before, no matter the color of our skin, we all live under the same laws," he said. "We all salute the same great flag and we are all made by the same almighty God. We must love each other, show affection for each other, and unite together in condemnation of hatred, bigotry, and violence."
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Trump on Charlottesville: The Hate And The Division Must Stop
President Trump delivered remarks after violence erupted at a demonstration Saturday in Charlottesville, VA between 'white nationalists' and counter-protesters. Over a dozen people were injured and one person was left dead after a vehicle plowed through a group of protesters.Trump said we are all Americans first and that the hate and division must stop.
"We condemn in the strongest possible terms this egregious display of hatred, bigotry and violence on many sides, on many sides. It's been going on for a long time in our country. Not Donald Trump, not Barack Obama, this has been going on for a long, long time. It has no place in America," the president said at a press conference Saturday.
"We have so many incredible things happening in our country, so when I watch Charlottesville, to me it's very, very sad," Trump also said.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2017/08/12/trump_on_charlottesville_the_hate_and_the_division_must_stop.html
'This Week' Roundtable: President Trump's Response To Charlottesville Violence
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2017/08/13/this_week_roundtable_president_trumps_response_to_charlottesville_violence.htmlTrump: Racists Will Be Held Accountable, Justice Will Be Delivered
On Monday, President Trump condemned white supremacists, the KKK, and neo-Nazis in a statement delivered at the White House. Speaking about the Charlottesville tragedy, Trump said those who cause violence in the name of racism are "criminals and thugs.""The Department of Justice has opened a civil rights investigation into the deadly car attack that killed one innocent American, and wounded twenty others," Trump said of the Charlottesville demonstration. "To anyone who acted criminally in this weekend's racist violence, you will be held fully accountable. Justice will be delivered. As I said on Saturday, we condemn in the strongest possible terms this egregious display of hatred, bigotry, and violence. It has no place in America."
"As I have said many times before, no matter the color of our skin, we all live under the same laws," he said. "We all salute the same great flag and we are all made by the same almighty God. We must love each other, show affection for each other, and unite together in condemnation of hatred, bigotry, and violence."
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2017/08/14/trump_racists_will_be_held_accountable_justice_will_be_delivered.html
Hemingway: Trump Denounced Bigotry On Saturday; There Is A Problem On All Sides, Left And Right
Mollie Hemingway said it's like we are living in an "alternative reality," because people have chosen to ignore President Trump's remarks on Saturday where he denounced bigotry and violence. Hemingway also said Trump is right, there is a violence problem on "both sides," the left and right.
HEMINGWAY: It's like we are living in an alternate reality here. People are not listening to what Donald Trump actually said on Saturday and they are not reading the actual full comments that he gave where he was explicitly denouncing bigotry and violence, where he called on people to come together.
And the fact is there actually is a violence problem on both the left and right. In recent years, Americans have seen violent protests in everywhere from Portland, Berkeley, Ferguson, Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, Brooklyn, Baltimore. All throughout the country people have experienced violent protests, there was an assassination attempt against Republicans by a totally mainstream progressive leftist activist. And there is a problem on all sides. People need to come together to denounce all of those things, and not tar the entire Democratic party as being part of the leftist violence or the entire Republican party as being part of the rightist violence.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2017/08/15/hemingway_trump_denounced_bigotry_on_saturday_there_is_a_problem_on_all_sides_left_and_right.html
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