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Trump Reportedly Thought “On Many Sides” Statement Was Fine, Resisted Second Condemning White Nationalists
On Saturday, the president of the United States condemned the violence “on many sides” in Charlottesville, Virginia, as white supremacists literally marched through the streets and killed an opposing protester. On Sunday, sensing that people weren’t particularly happy with his relativism on the deadly incident, White House spokespeople fanned out on the Sunday talk shows to sharpen the president’s tepid response. The White House also released an anonymously sourced statement, at last, specifically naming white supremacist hate groups as an actual, explicit problem. “The President said very strongly in his statement yesterday that he condemns all forms of violence, bigotry, and hatred. Of course that includes white supremacists, KKK, neo-Nazi and all extremist groups,” the statement read. Yes, of course.

With the president's response still lacking, and far-right white nationalist groups declaring Trump’s noncondemnation condemnation a victory, the White House hastily scheduled a press conference Monday to try to get it right on the third try. The only thing is: Trump didn’t want to. He thought he had already nailed it the first time. That’s according to the Associated Press, which spoke to aides about the president’s meandering response.