“I think sometimes you simply have to yield to the objective evidence, and that is it points to [Trump] being sympathetic to that point of view,” Ellison said on CNN, before referencing a white-nationalist rally in Charlottesville in 2017. In the aftermath of a deadly clash between attendees and protesters, Trump said that there were “some very fine people” on both sides. “I think that’s dangerous, not just to communities of color, Jews, gays, people like that. I think it’s dangerous to the government.” Ellison left Congress in January after representing his Minnesota district in the House for 12 years. “One thing’s for sure, white supremacists, neo-Nazi groups, they look at governments as complicit, guilty, and target government for punishment,” Ellison continued.

Source: Washington Post March 18, 2019 14:03 UTC