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Did he help himself today, or was it too slow to respond? and especially when you judge it against how quickly he hit back against the ceo of merck? >> yes, that's -- the latter point is very important. when the president wants to deliver an instant response, he does so. via twitter or some other way. the fact that he has waited so long to say anything that matters about what happened in charlottesville, and what could happen in many other communities, is really telling. look, this statement was far from perfect. the one he delivered today. but it would have been adequate and even helpful, had...

>> and starting this statement, by the way, mentioning trade and the economy, and how well that his administration has done in forwarding the economy. that was also an unusual start to what was a very important statement. i wish we had more time. reverend al, thanks to you. larry sabato, ashley parker, ron nehring, i appreciate it. and kelly o'donnell, of course, at the white house for us. the attorney general says the evil attack in charlottesville meets the legal definition of an act of domestic terrorism. but could police have done more to prevent the violence that occurred? and the ris...

Pointed, how many republicans, members of the u.s. senate, republicans came out very strongly, very forcefully, and many of them critical of not just what happened, critical, calling out by name these groups, but calling out the president for not being more forceful and suggesting that he should be. was the statement today enough? or does he need to look inside the white house? does he need to look at the steve bannon, who in running a media organization, that he said gave voice to the alt-right, sebastian gorka, who, in fact, said he was proud -- well, a neo-nazi-linked organization said was ...

Cryin chuck schumer as he liked to call him. congressman adam schiff. i could go on and on and on. arnold schwarzenegger. snoop dogg. kathy griffin. i want to go back, if i can, to the white house and kelly o'donnell. if you can just explain briefly what reverend al sharpton just referenced, kelly, which is the resignation of the ceo of merck. >> reporter: and so this president, who has tried to be business-friendly and sort of use his mogul persona to bring in some of the giants of american manufacturing to be a part of his council, that includes ken frasor of merck, who is very prominent ceo...

Was caught somewhat by surprise in terms of the reaction to the statement the president initially made. but his statement today was good and strong. and, of course, some people are never going to give them enough credit. >> what was the surprise here? what was the surprise here? ron? >> no, i think -- it's not surprising to me that someone like al sharpton would find the president's statement inadequate or so on and so forth. you expect something like that from al sharpton. i think the president's statement today was good. i think the white house is probably surprised a bit by the reaction to ...