Republican lawmakers encourage Trump to specifically call out white nationalists
By Alex Pappas
Published August 12, 2017
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017...ionalists.html
A growing number of Republican lawmakers are urging President Trump to
specifically call out the white nationalists involved in the
violent protests in Charlottesville on Saturday.
"Mr. President - we must call evil by its name," Colorado Republican Sen. Cory Gardner tweeted.
"These were white supremacists and this was domestic terrorism."
Trump didn't single out the white nationalists when he addressed the unrest on Saturday evening.
He blamed "many sides" for the violence.
"We condemn in the strongest possible terms this egregious display of hatred, bigotry and violence on many sides – on many sides," the president said.
Other Republicans in Congress took issue with Trump's remarks.
"Very important for the nation to hear @potus describe events in #Charlottesville for what they are,
a terror attack by #whitesupremacists," tweeted Florida Sen. Marco Rubio....