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Solly Mack

(90,769 posts)
Tue Aug 15, 2017, 05:36 PM Aug 2017

Have Trump's fellow republicans commented yet on the latest defense of Nazis/white supremacists?

On his blaming the victims? Of the "both sides" sharing the blame for Heather Heyer being murdered? For Deandre Harris being beaten with poles? For the other people injured by the murderer of Heather Heyer?

Any comments yet from the GOP?

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Have Trump's fellow republicans commented yet on the latest defense of Nazis/white supremacists? (Original Post) Solly Mack Aug 2017 OP
Nothing yet Vetteguy Aug 2017 #1
I keep checking. Still nothing. Solly Mack Aug 2017 #2
First thought I had was "They can't say anything with their jaw on the floor" The Genealogist Aug 2017 #3
I agree. Some will say something. Guess they are getting their message ready. Solly Mack Aug 2017 #4
Ryan gave a wishy washy tweet Vetteguy Aug 2017 #5
Safe, yet not really saying anything about what happened today. Solly Mack Aug 2017 #6
More from both Democrats and Republicans Solly Mack Aug 2017 #7

Solly Mack

(90,769 posts)
2. I keep checking. Still nothing.
Tue Aug 15, 2017, 05:57 PM
Aug 2017

Maybe they haven't stopped choking yet?

They do so hate being linked to their racist base so openly.

The Genealogist

(4,723 posts)
3. First thought I had was "They can't say anything with their jaw on the floor"
Tue Aug 15, 2017, 06:04 PM
Aug 2017

Considering that he got pushback from a few of them Saturday, I'd say that we may hear a thing or two.

Solly Mack

(90,769 posts)
7. More from both Democrats and Republicans
Tue Aug 15, 2017, 07:42 PM
Aug 2017
http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/not-my-president-lawmakers-decry-trump-s-latest-charlottesville-remarks-n793021


There are two sides to a story. I thought what took place was a horrible moment for the country, but there are two sides to a story,” the president said Tuesday, doubling down on the remarks he gave Saturday when he blamed “many sides” for the riots that erupted in violence.

Other Republicans also decried the president for his remarks.

"We must be clear. White supremacy is repulsive. This bigotry is counter to all this country stands for. There can be no moral ambiguity," House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wisc., said in a tweet.

Rep. Charlie Dent, R-Pa., wrote on Twitter that the president "must stop the moral equivalency! AGAIN, white supremacists were to blame for the violence."

Great and good American presidents seek to unite not divide. Donald Trump’s remarks clearly show he is not one of them,” Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said on Twitter.

Rep. Mark Takano, D-Cali., tweeted: "I did not attend the inauguration because I felt President Trump lacked 'moral legitimacy.' This is exactly what I was talking about."


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