Here’s How Congressional Republicans Are Reacting to That Crazy Trump Presser
President Trump reverting back to his original comments on Charlottesville set off a wave of Republican responses today, ranging from Republicans slamming him by name to those offering, well, milder criticisms.
Speaker Paul Ryan, for one, did not name the President specifically in his statement:
We must be clear. White supremacy is repulsive. This bigotry is counter to all this country stands for. There can be no moral ambiguity.
— Paul Ryan (@SpeakerRyan) August 15, 2017
Others like Congressman Charlie Dent were more direct:
@POTUS must stop the moral equivalency! AGAIN, white supremacists were to blame for the violence in #Charlottesville.
— Rep. Charlie Dent (@RepCharlieDent) August 15, 2017
One notable reaction came from Congressman Steve Stivers, the chairman of the NRCC:
I don't understand what's so hard about this. White supremacists and Neo-Nazis are evil and shouldn't be defended.
— Steve Stivers (@RepSteveStivers) August 15, 2017
You can see more Republican reactions below:
Good time to re-up https://t.co/RZ24UhKtDw
— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) August 15, 2017
The organizers of events which inspired & led to #charlottesvilleterroristattack are 100% to blame for a number of reasons. 1/6
— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) August 15, 2017
They are adherents of an evil ideology which argues certain people are inferior because of race, ethnicity or nation of origin. 2/6
— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) August 15, 2017
When entire movement built on anger & hatred towards people different than you,it justifies & ultimately leads to violence against them 3/6
— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) August 15, 2017
These groups today use SAME symbols & same arguments of #Nazi & #KKK, groups responsible for some of worst crimes against humanity ever 4/6
— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) August 15, 2017
Mr. President,you can't allow #WhiteSupremacists to share only part of blame.They support idea which cost nation & world so much pain 5/6
— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) August 15, 2017
The #WhiteSupremacy groups will see being assigned only 50% of blame as a win.We can not allow this old evil to be resurrected 6/6
— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) August 15, 2017
Seems like a good time to re-up these remarks –> https://t.co/TVQEND6gfr
— Senator Hatch Office (@senorrinhatch) August 15, 2017
This is simple: we must condemn and marginalize white supremacist groups, not encourage and embolden them.
— Senator Todd Young (@SenToddYoung) August 15, 2017
We are Americans from all walks of life, working towards the American Dream. Nowhere in that dream is there room for https://t.co/MbCbTrITwI
— Tim Scott (@SenatorTimScott) August 15, 2017
When it comes to white supremacists & neo-nazis, there can be no equivocating: they’re propagators of hate and bigotry. Period.
— Senator Thom Tillis (@SenThomTillis) August 15, 2017
White supremacy, bigotry & racism have absolutely no place in our society & no one – especially POTUS – should ever tolerate it. Full STMT: pic.twitter.com/dufC1MGWgB
— Jerry Moran (@JerryMoran) August 15, 2017
The violence in Charlottesville was caused by racists & hate groups. We must unite against them.
— Sen. Susan Collins (@SenatorCollins) August 15, 2017
We can't accept excuses for white supremacy & acts of domestic terrorism. We must condemn. Period.
— Jeff Flake (@JeffFlake) August 15, 2017
KKK, neo-Nazi, & white supremacist groups spew bigotry & racism. These groups & their ideals are the antithesis of American patriotism.
— David Perdue (@sendavidperdue) August 15, 2017
We must speak out clearly against the hatred, racism and white supremacists who descended upon #Charlottesville.
— Rob Portman (@senrobportman) August 15, 2017
The response to this ideology of hate & bigotry, & the act of domestic terrorism, should be simple & united condemnation without ambiguity.
— Rob Portman (@senrobportman) August 15, 2017
worth re-upping today… https://t.co/uL0hryvJ2c
— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) August 15, 2017
Saturday's violence and tragic loss of life was a direct consequence of the hateful rhetoric & action from white supremacists demonstrating.
— Kevin McCarthy (@GOPLeader) August 15, 2017
Race-based supremacy movements have no place in our melting pot culture. #Charlottesville
— Kevin McCarthy (@GOPLeader) August 15, 2017
They do not reflect the ideals enshrined in our Constitution that treats and respects every American equally.
— Kevin McCarthy (@GOPLeader) August 15, 2017
We should be abundantly clear. White supremacy, Nazism, and hate have no place in our society. We must condemn it on no uncertain terms.
— Darrell Issa (@DarrellIssa) August 15, 2017
I was clear about this bigotry & violence over the weekend and I'll repeat it today: We must defeat white supremacy and all forms of hatred. https://t.co/iOaVvE8txs
— Rep. Steve Scalise (@SteveScalise) August 15, 2017
Blaming "both sides" for #Charlottesville?! No. Back to relativism when dealing with KKK, Nazi sympathizers, white supremacists? Just no.
— Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (@RosLehtinen) August 15, 2017
This is cut-and-dry: White supremacists & neo-Nazis have no place in our society & that should be made unequivocally clear on all levels
— Rep. Erik Paulsen (@RepErikPaulsen) August 15, 2017
You can't be a "very fine person" and be a white supremacist @POTUS
— Rep. Paul Mitchell (@RepPaulMitchell) August 15, 2017
Those who march under Nazi flags or with KKK-affiliated groups are not "fine people."
— Rep. Lloyd Smucker (@RepSmucker) August 15, 2017
White supremacy and those who embrace it are a disgrace to our nation. There can be no equivocation, no comparison.
— Rep. Mike Coffman (@RepMikeCoffman) August 15, 2017
POTUS deflected from the fact that a young woman was killed & others were injured by a bigoted follower of the white supremacist movement.
— Rep. Pat Tiberi (@PatTiberi) August 15, 2017
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