Monday, August 14, 2017

Forced Into It

Donald Trump finally issued a direct condemnation of racism on Monday after criticism of his response to the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, which left one woman dead.

On a brief visit to Washington, the president used an address from the White House to say: “Racism is evil and those who cause violence in its name are criminals and thugs, including the KKK, neo-Nazis, white supremacists and other hate groups that are repugnant to everything we hold dear as Americans.”

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But Trump stopped short of describing Saturday’s violence as an act of terrorism.

  Guardian




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