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Hitler is extremely offensive to us as our restaurant is home to everyone of different backgrounds. for this meeting which resulted in hateful sentiment. suggestion of one of our guests, were donating the pro fits from our restaurant sales on friday, $10,000 to the d.c. office of the anti-defamation league which has been working for peace and understanding." had no idea what it was getting into. they are apologizing for the mess. right. they want no part of what was displayed by their customers ...

Trumps transition said president-elect trump has continued to denounce racism of any kind and was elected because he will be a leader for every american. to think otherwise is a misrepresentation of the movement that united americans from all backgrounds. joining me now, jonathan greenblat, national director of the anti-defamation league. we have never seen anything like this. in an election cycle. you track it all the time but this is noteworthy. an independent support group. lets translate for...

Country, its now on you, right? theyve picked you and so you have to respond. now that you have this important job. once we got the tape of the white nationalists shelling hail trump and giving the hitler-style salute, we got a statement from the trump transition team in response. the statement from them tonight reads as follows, "president-elect has continued to denounce racism of any kind and he was elected because he will be a leader for every american. to think otherwise is a complete misrep...

Their perceived connection and and so if you care about that, if you care about the rise of white supremacists in the country, its now on you, right? theyve picked you and so you have to respond. now that you have this important once we got the tape of the white nationalists shelling hail trump and giving the hitler-style salute, we got a statement from the trump transition team in response. the statement from them tonight reads as follows, "president-elect has continued to denounce racism of an...

They say america belongs to white people and this happened. the video is from "the atlantic." >> hail, trump! hail our people! hail victory. >> those are nazi salutes. this came just after the speaker questioned whether jews are, in fact, people. in a statement, trump transition spokesman brian lanza, does not mention that gathering specifically, but says, quote, president-elect trump has continued to denounce racism of any kind, and he was elected because he will be a leader for every american....

[ applause ] >> heres what the trump team is saying about that, president-elect trump has continued to denounce racism of any kind. he will be a leader for every american, to think otherwise is a complete representation of what led americans united from all backgrounds. >> donald trump is trying to have it both ways here, i dont think hell be successful. he puts out statements denying theres any racism, sexism or any other things we all find so abhorrent. thank goodness, we want presidents to do...

Because he will be a leader for every american. to think otherwise is a complete misrepresentation of the movement that unite ed american from all backgrounds. joini lets start with richard. we trust your organization. this big meeting over the weekend is the kind of thing that i think deserves note from everybody. and it shouldnt just go by with the people who did the nazi salute. everyone should know whats going on. what is this group up to? this national policy institute, with what looks like...

Hearing on that front? >> i dont think there is anyone closer to the president-elect than steve bannonthan his son-in-law. he says he is not part of these white nationalists that are out there others say its a fine line between the alt-right population that these are together. how do you define these group and how do you associate them and link them? it will be a challenge as they are having hitler-like talk in public forums. >> he has not been disavowing. >> no. he has not. >> president-elect t...

Campaigning will reconcile the realities of governing remains to be seen. but most of this appointment process is handled quietly. and very carefully, very discreetly. i think this was meant to send a signal, as are some of the appointments, that, in fact, this administration is to some degree breaking with past precedent. even though, carol, many of the -- at least some of the appointees, certainly on the national security side, mike flynn and mike pompeo all have conventional -- all with well ...

Think the diversity of people who have come through the door here at trump tower and out in bedminster this weekend is just a remarkable group of men and women from different political and socioeconomic and business and public sector, private sector backgrounds, different -- certainly different races and ethnicities, different religious persuasions. its been quite an impressive group of people, who in many case s want to come and offer advice and counsel and vision for the country. and for some ...