Lawmakers weigh in on Trump’s comments on Charlottesville
WASHINGTON — Republican and Democratic lawmakers are reacting to President Donald Trump’s latest comments on the violence over the weekend in Charlottesville, Virginia. The president said he believes “there’s blame on both sides” for what transpired.
— Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan: “We must be clear. White supremacy is repulsive. This bigotry is counter to all this country stands for. There can be no moral ambiguity.”
— Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona: “There’s no moral equivalency between racists & Americans standing up to defy hate & bigotry. The President of the United States should say so.”
— Republican Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen of Florida: “Blaming ‘both sides’ for #Charlottesville?! No. Back to relativism when dealing with KKK, Nazi sympathizers, white supremacists? Just no.”