As violence erupted and a state of emergency was declared in Charlottesville, VA after white supremacists marching in Trump’s name turned violent; all the impotent president could do was tweet “sad.”
Trump 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!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 12, 2017
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Earlier Trump issued a vague tweet that made no reference to Charlottesville specifically:
We ALL must be united & condemn all that hate stands for. There is no place for this kind of violence in America. Lets come together as one!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 12, 2017
It is doubtful that the President wrote the earlier tweet that did not refer Charlottesville, but if he did, it interesting how he danced around the fact that these were people marching in his name, who feel empowered and emboldened by his rhetoric.
Trump is a pathetic figure who responds to violence on the streets by tweeting the word sad.
These are Donald Trump’s people who engage in violence, and he was a real president, Trump would lead the country instead of writing dopey tweets.
Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.
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