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What the klan used to be in this country. i was very struck by the tweet that you made showing the klan marching in formation. >> not by accident, as you noted. >> in washington, d.c. and the reason that i wanted to focus on that, the reason im so glad you put that out there, i feel like part of what people are contending with right now is trying to figure out if the president is playing with actual fire. if hes emboldening people that are are actually dangerous and conceivably could be moved to...

Today he went -- you know, that was exponentially increased. and the other thing is that most presidents feel, as franklin roosevelt once said, that the presidency is a place, he said, of moral leadership. roosevelt wasnt perfect himself but every president tries. what we saw today with donald trump was someone saying i want to give political power to these ugly hate groups. i dont care about the job of moral leadership. it came out of an ugly part of his soul. and i think i would say to all ame...

Trump to speak out against a deadly act of domestic terror and how many times hes willing to do it. two days is how long it takes and just the once. thats what were left with at the end of a very long thee days for charlottesville, virginia and for the entire country. and thats where we begin tonight. earlier today after failing to do so on saturday, president trump recognized the killing of heather heyer, and named some of the hate groups behind the charlottesville event. >> to anyone who acted...

Good to see virginia coming together. >> members of your party, as you know, stepped up against the president of the united states and called him out for not calling out the hate groups there by name. and did so themselves. what do you make of that moment? do you think the criticism was justified? >> you know, the statement that we saw on yesterday was the statement we wanted to see on saturday, but, you know, at the same time, we were as virginian as, focus pds on what was going on with all of ...

It has no place in america. racism is evil, and those who cause violence in its name are criminals and thugs, including the kkk, neo-nazis, white supremacists and other hate groups that are repugnant to everything that we hold dear as americans. to anyone who acted criminally in this weekends racist violence, youll be held full accountable. justice will be delivered. >> strong statement on monday. but as a reminder, this was president trumps initial response on saturday to the violence in charlo...

Cause violence in its name are criminals and thugs, including the kkk, neo-nazis, white supremacists and other hate groups that are repugnant to everything we hold dear as americans. >> heres late breaking news. a second ceo resigning from president trumps american manufacturing council. under armour founder kevin plank saying in a statement, love our country and company. im stepping down from the council to focus on inspiring and uniting through power of sport. heres my take. ive been thinking ...

Unravelled the carefully crafted message he read from a tell prompter yesterday. let me remind you what he did say to the nation yesterday. >> racism is evil. and those who cause violence in its name are criminals and thugs, including the kkk, neo-nazis, white supremacists and other hate groups that are repugnant to everything we hold dear. those who spread violence strike at the very core of america. >> racist hate groups are repugnant and then he named them. that was yesterday. today it was a ...

Disavow themselves from the bigotry we see manifest. >> is the presidents anger misplaced? hes attacking the media for covering bipartisan outrage for not condemning this ideology. is this misplaced saying this? >> the first response the president said on the day of the tragic events was he denounced all forms of hate and bigotry. he said that. he was criticized because the media criticized because he didnt name the groups. he denounced all forms. >> it wasnt the media, it was elected republican...

President trump finally responding after two days of harsh criticism from all directions in the wake of that hate-filled violence in charlottesville that left three people dead. the president issuing a brief statement monday. he began these prepared remarks, he stayed on script. he began with a boast about the economy, the stock market, job market, and then he delivered a full-throated condemnation of hate groups. >> as i said on saturday, we condemn in the strongest possible terms this egregiou...

White supremacists behind the deadly violence in charlottesville, virginia. if history is any guide, his delayed action is not unusual. over the years, donald trump has often been slow to call out hate groups and hate speech. cnns brianna keilar reports. >> reporter: it takes a lot, too much even those in president trumps own party argue, for him to strongly criticize and disavow hate groups. take david duke. he rallied this weekend in charlottesville and supported trumps cappeddy early on. >> d...