Photo: AFPWashington: Why doesn’t President Donald Trump just unequivocally condemn white supremacists? Trump has faced such a moment before — one that would have certainly drawn swift, almost predictable condemnations from his recent predecessors, regardless of party. The reaction from Republicans following Trump’s statement Saturday suggests there may be greater political risks for the president in aligning himself with bigoted groups. It’s white nationalism.”By Sunday, the White House was scrambling to try to clean up the president’s statement. The White House issued a statement saying the president does condemn “white supremacists, KKK, neo-nazi and all extremist groups.”The spokeswoman who issued the statement refused to be named.

Source: Mint August 14, 2017 09:45 UTC