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President trump today defended those who gather in the charlottesville to quote, innocently protest, closed quote, the removal of a statue of robert e. lee. >> this week it's robert e. lee. i noticed that stonewall jackson is coming down. i wonder, is it george washington next week and thomas jefferson the week after? george washington was a slave owner. was george washington a slave owner? so will george washington now lose his status? are we going to take down -- excuse me. are we going to take down statues to george washington? how about thomas jefferson? what do you think of thomas jeffers...

Secondhand. people saw the direction this president was going in well over a year ago. many condoned it. it is crystal clear that he has no desire to bring the people of america together. >> what do you make of his argument that there are good people who want to see those statues remain? >> well, i'm an american, i'm in a red, deep red state. sometimes we might be called a blue island in a red state. our people here have a diversity of pinl as to what to do with these monuments and statues. >> what's yours? >> i believe there are some statues in our state capital that i find wholly offensive. ...

He said as follows. i'm not going to tell people what to think. isn't that the goal of leadership, to tell people what to think? why don't they say, trump is wrong. it seems to me, they should be standing and saying, whatever trump thinks personally, we're the party of lincoln and we don't stand for this and nobody is doing it. >> speaker ryan put out a very strong comment. mike pence put out a very strong statement. the president false into this terrible trap of talking about things like monuments and statues. the purpose is clarity of message. and it is disappointing they even put him in tha...

Morally, whatever about, the violence in charlottesville. plus, he said at the confederate leaders' statues are coming down and tomorrow it will be washington and jefferson. let's talk about that. as trump went on the attack today, you might have missed the reaction from his new chief of staff general john kelly. he was hanging his head in embarrassment, at times grimacing knowing no one can control, not even a general with many stars, donald j. trump. finally, trump watch. i'm so frustrated. i just want to find a used car without getting ripped off. you could start your search at the all-new ...

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