It essentially negated his remarks on Monday, in which he finally singled out the white nationalist and neo-Nazi groups directly responsible for the violence. WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump on Tuesday gave a freewheeling, rambling and angry press conference to reporters at Trump Tower in New York. Several CEOs serving on Trump’s manufacturing council, beginning with Merck CEO Ken Frazier, resigned this week in protest of Trump’s response to the Charlottesville violence. “We’ll see what happens with Mr. Bannon,” Trump said. When asked whether he would visit Charlottesville, Trump plugged his winery in Virginia.

Source: Huffington Post August 15, 2017 21:46 UTC