The economic adviser said he had considered stand down but decided to stay on after discussions with the president. “Citizens standing up for equality and freedom can never be equated with white supremacists, neo-Nazis, and the KKK,” Cohn added. Those executives included some who resigned from the White House advisory council in protest over Charlottesville, the FT also reported. Jeff Sessions, the attorney general, called it an “unequivocally an unacceptable, evil attack” but offered no criticism of Trump’s tepid response. “I think he got it wrong a week ago Tuesday, in regards to Charlottesville,” Palatucci said, referring to the president.

Source: The Guardian August 25, 2017 13:09 UTC