By Judi McLeod —— Bio and Archives August 14, 2017
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“During a press conference earlier in the day, Trump blamed “many sides” for the violence and urged Americans to love one another. “However, the statement didn’t go far enough for most, considering that members of the “Alt-Right” and white nationalists are responsible for the demonstrations that led to Saturday’s deadly protests. “National leaders, prominent Americans and media members on both sides of the political spectrum were quick to urge Trump to go further with his comments:
Very important for the nation to hear @potus describe events in #Charlottesville for what they are, a terror attack by #whitesupremacists
— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) August 12, 2017
Mr. President - we must call evil by its name. These were white supremacists and this was domestic terrorism. https://t.co/PaPNiPPAoW
— Cory Gardner (@SenCoryGardner) August 12, 2017
“The President did not mention white nationalists and the alt-right movement in his remarks, and later called for a "study" of the "situation." “At least one person was killed and 19 injured when a speeding car slammed into another car that was navigating through a throng of counterprotesters, according to a statement released on the City of Charlottesville's verified Twitter account.”With the country still reeling in shock at the Charlottesville news, CNN took swipes at Trump for billing the event as a press conference without taking any questions, and for purportedly “touting” economic improvements.
“Trump billed the event as a press conference but failed to take any questions on Saturday. Reporters attempted to ask the President whether he condemns white nationalists or if he considers the car slamming into counterprotesters terrorism. Trump, in the past, has been quick to label foreign events terrorism and has slammed fellow politicians for not quickly labeling attacks as terrorism. (CNN) “At one point the President also touted economic improvements, saying the nation's unemployment rate was the lowest in 17 years. Trump said he was dismayed by the violence: "we have so many incredible things happening in our country, so when I watch Charlottesville, to me it is very, very sad.” “Trump closed his remarks on Charlottesville urging people to remember "no matter our color, creed, religion or political party, we are all Americans first. "We love our country, we love our God, we love our flag, we are proud of our country, we are proud of who we are," he said. "So, we want to get this situation straightened out in Charlottesville and we want to study it, and we want to see what we are doing wrong as a country where things like this can happen.”
“Asked what Trump meant by saying "on many sides," a White House official also pointed a finger at the counterprotesters. (CNN) "The President was condemning hatred, bigotry and violence from all sources and all sides. There was violence between protesters and counterprotesters today," the official said. “Demonstrators clashed on the streets of Charlottesville on Saturday morning ahead of a white nationalist rally, with counter-protesters and right-wing nationalist groups converging on the college town in the latest chapter in the United States' debate over race and identity. “The protests were precipitated by the city's government deciding to remove symbols of its confederate past, including a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee. Similar protests happened in May when New Orleans officials decided to remove confederate statues. “The White House said Saturday that it was in touch with Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe's office and that White House homeland security adviser Thomas Bossert's team has been in touch with local authorities. “Earlier Saturday, Trump, who is on his 17-day vacation in New Jersey, urged people to "come together as one" in response to the protests but did not explicitly mention the white nationalist origins of the conflict. "We ALL must be united & condemn all that hate stands for," he wrote on Twitter. "There is no place for this kind of violence in America. Lets come together as one!” “Trump, who also signed a Veterans Affairs health care bill Saturday afternoon, later tweeted: "Am in Bedminster for meetings & press conference on V.A. & all that we have done, and are doing, to make it better-but Charlottesville sad!”Over the next few weeks count on Trump being blamed for not calling the Charlottesville violence a terrorist attack. Count on the progressive left claiming that Robert E. Lee returned from the grave for ‘America’s Civil War, Part 11’. Rumors abound that Trump will be physically ‘taken out ‘before Christmas. But the assassination bullet, the one that will see him accused of touting white nationalism, was fired off yesterday. Meanwhile, the progressive left’s narrative has come full circle. But by and large, the masses remain totally unaware that the clang of steel bars imprisoning Western society slammed down on the same day.
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Judi McLeod is an award-winning journalist with 30 years’ experience in the print media. A former Toronto Sun columnist, she also worked for the Kingston Whig Standard. Her work has appeared on Rush Limbaugh, Newsmax.com, Drudge Report, Foxnews.com.