“Racism is evil, and those who cause violence in its name are criminals and thugs,” he says.
After two days of censure from Democrats and Republicans alike, who condemned the President for not denouncing white supremacism, Trump finally publicly denounced the racist, white supremacist, and neo-Nazi sympathizers responsible for violence and murder in Charlottesville on Monday afternoon.
“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,” Trump said.
However, the President of the United States should not have to be shamed into condemning racism, Naziism, and white supremacism.
Instead of addressing the Charlottesville tragedy first, Trump made introductory self-congratulatory remarks on the economy. So, saying what he should have said on Saturday, his remarks now feel too little, too late, too contrived, and somewhat belabored, and not to be believed given Trump’s history of not telling the truth.
Trump’s reluctance to denounce hate groups and individuals during his presidential campaign as now is simply because our President is a white nationalist and racist, and he believes that he is superior to others. Hate groups are Trump’s people.
By Marina Fang
