his words. the real question we have as american citizens, what are we going to do about it? how will we make sure that we minimize the impact of his policy decisions? how will we ensure that his beliefs are not implemented in public policy. >> part of the issue, though, is that there are people out there who are not saying what you're saying. some of them -- let me just play one of them for you. martin luther king jr.'s nephew was at the white house for the event honoring mlk. he met with the president. here is what he told our jim acosta right afterwards. >> i don't think that president trump is a racist in the traditional sense as we know in this country. i think president trump is racially ignorant or racially uninformed. but i don't think that he's a racist in the traditional sense. >> is this part of the problem, comments like that, which come off as excusing or explaining