Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Can Trump calm criticism that he's too cozy with white supremacists?
Bowing to days of pressure, President Trump directly condemned white supremacy and the hate groups that incited Saturday’s violence in Charlottesville, Virginia. Vice President Pence, Attorney General Sessions, and the president’s daughter, Ivanka all spoke out forcefully after Saturday’s events.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readBowing to days of pressure, President Trump directly condemned white supremacy and the hate groups that incited Saturday’s violence in Charlottesville, Virginia. Vice President Pence, Attorney General Sessions, and the president’s daughter, Ivanka all spoke out forcefully after Saturday’s events. But Trump only lamented the violence from “many sides.”
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The full episode
1 of 4The White House and white supremacy after Charlottesville violence- 0:00Can Trump calm criticism that he's too cozy with white supremacists?You’re reading this
- 6:59After a violent weekend, what's next for Charlottesville?
- 18:55Trump administration is busy reversing Obama policies in Dept. of Justice
- 28:37RuPaul on his long career as a drag icon