Mitch McConnell joins John Kasich in Republican attack on Trump saying 'there are no good neo-Nazis' after Ohio governor called president 'pathetic' – and BOTH George Bushes weigh in

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Mitch McConnell joins John Kasich in Republican attack on Trump saying 'there are no good neo-Nazis' after Ohio governor called president 'pathetic' – and BOTH George Bushes weigh in

    Republicans are condemning remarks President Trump made Tuesday about violence in Charlottesville, Virginia
    On Wednesday morning, Ohio Gov. John Kasich called the situation 'pathetic' adding that it was 'terrible' President Trump didn't condemn hate groups
    At his Trump Tower press conference, Trump split the blame between neo-Nazis and 'alt-left' counter-protesters for violence that turned deadly
    Trump claimed there were some 'fine people' mixed in among the white nationalists who rallied in Charlottesville
    'We can have no tolerance for an ideology of racial hatred. There are no good neo-nazis,' Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Wednesday
    Republicans lawmakers including Sen. Marco Rubio, Sen. John McCain and Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen all spoke out against Trump

By Nikki Schwab U.s Political Reporter and David Martosko, U.s. Political Editor For Dailymail.com

Published: 08:16 EDT, 16 August 2017 | Updated: 11:46 EDT, 16 August 2017


Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has weighed in on the weekend's violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, castigating Donald Trump without naming him.

'We can have no tolerance for an ideology of racial hatred. There are no good neo-nazis,' McConnell said in a statement.

The choice of words, while careful, appeared to push back against Trump's claim on Tuesday that some 'very fine people' were among a crowd of white supremacists who rallied in the college town.

McConnell's wife, Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, stood next to Trump on Tuesday as he insisted both sides of the weekend's clash bore some responsibility for the violence that led to one death and nearly two dozen injuries.

Ohio Gov. John Kasich tore into Trump earlier in the morning.

'Pathetic, isn't it just pathetic?' Kasich said kicking off a 'Today' show appearance Wednesday morning.

Former presidents George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush weighed in later in the morning, saying that 'America must always reject racial bigotry, anti-Semitism, and hatred in all forms.'

The Bushes had remained silent and stayed on the sidelines throughout the first year of Trump's presidency.

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[endicom]

The Bushes had remained silent and stayed on the sidelines throughout the first year of Trump's presidency.

Temporal anomaly?

Reminds me of a line from that song: Boys don't you know that you will drive me to drinkin' if you keep driving down this Party of Lincoln.

[dfwgator]

More Faux Sanctimony.

[bilo]

More Faux Sanctimony.

 

The more I watch the moral preening of Pubs the less likely I am to vote for them. They should be defending Pres. Trump. He condemned the violence right from the start. What he's done that is so radically different is he's pointed out that the radical leftists came to cause violence.

[driftdiver]

This is at least the second comment Bush Jr has made and its only been about 220 days.   

He was quiet the entire 8 years of Obama.

[dfwgator]

This is at least the second comment Bush Jr has made and its only been about 220 days.   

He was quiet the entire 8 years of Obama.

And the Left will still call him "Chimpy McBushitler"

[libertybele]

I see that McConnell and Kasich both crawled out of the swamp long enough to make fools out of themselves.  They should jump into Hillary's basket of deplorables and they should both be ashamed of themselves for not backing President Trump.

Anyone care to join me in calling McConnell and telling him if he can't stand with this President he needs to step down? I'm tired of him pandering to the left!

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fax: (202) 224-2499


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[Weird Tolkienish Figure]

Trump made some legitimately good points but his "good people on both sides" really sullied the whole Press Conference.

The man is a clumsy as he is stupid.

[Right_in_Virginia]

Trump made some legitimately good points but his "good people on both sides" really sullied the whole Press Conference.

Only for those wanting to be sullied. 

[libertybele]

Only for those wanting to be sullied.

Exactly. For the umpteenth time; he condemned the neo-nazi's and the alt-right.  So ... perhaps people need to put on their listening ears instead of listening to the b.s. from the alt-left and MSM.

Next.

[bilo]

Exactly. For the umpteenth time; he condemned the neo-nazi's and the alt-right.  So ... perhaps people need to put on their listening ears instead of listening to the b.s. from the alt-left and MSM.

Next.

I had a chance to watch the press conference and you are spot on.

It's frightening how easily people are manipulated. Pres. Trump condemned the alt-right and the alt-left. He also made a very good point about the tearing down of the statues. Where does it stop? I've never thought much of having statues of Southern Civil War generals, but it is a part of our history and the fact that the statues were allowed to be put up in the first place shows a willingness of Americans in general to leave people of differing views alone. I'm a northerner and am proud to say my ancestors were Republicans from before the Civil War. If southerners wanted to put up statues after the Civil War to honor those that fought and died why shouldn't they. The war is over and everyone suffered. Now all of a sudden generations after those that lived through the war have died people now find the statues offensive? Something else is going on.

I don't think it's going to be long before statues of Washington, Jefferson and any other founders of this country who owned slaves will also have to be taken down. We've already made Christopher Columbus a bad guy. I suppose any other figure that represents western civilization and it's great successes will also have to be turned into a bad guy.

[libertybele]

I had a chance to watch the press conference and you are spot on.

It's frightening how easily people are manipulated. Pres. Trump condemned the alt-right and the alt-left. He also made a very good point about the tearing down of the statues. Where does it stop? I've never thought much of having statues of Southern Civil War generals, but it is a part of our history and the fact that the statues were allowed to be put up in the first place shows a willingness of Americans in general to leave people of differing views alone. I'm a northerner and am proud to say my ancestors were Republicans from before the Civil War. If southerners wanted to put up statues after the Civil War to honor those that fought and died why shouldn't they. The war is over and everyone suffered. Now all of a sudden generations after those that lived through the war have died people now find the statues offensive? Something else is going on.

I don't think it's going to be long before statues of Washington, Jefferson and any other founders of this country who owned slaves will also have to be taken down. We've already made Christopher Columbus a bad guy. I suppose any other figure that represents western civilization and it's great successes will also have to be turned into a bad guy.

Lord help us!

[dfwgator]

Exactly. For the umpteenth time; he condemned the neo-nazi's and the alt-right.  So ... perhaps people need to put on their listening ears instead of listening to the b.s. from the alt-left and MSM.

Next.

But it's not enough, you've got to really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really hate the Neo-Nazis.

[montanajoe]

The more I watch the moral preening of Pubs the less likely I am to vote for them. They should be defending Pres. Trump. He condemned the violence right from the start. What he's done that is so radically different is he's pointed out that the radical leftists came to cause violence.

[/b]

What Trump did not do is call out the radicals on the left and on the right by name..

This ambiguous they are all at fault bullshit, is just that bullshit. Trump needs to call out everyone of these idiots/ idiot groups by name, not doing so is perceived as favoring one side or another....

[Fantom]

Trump made some legitimately good points but his "good people on both sides" really sullied the whole Press Conference.

Some say there are good moslems. That the actions of a few should not sully the rest. Maybe there are good KKK, NAACP, Antifa/BLM...... Maybe.

However, most likely many there were not KKK,NAACP,ANTIFA?BLM.   

I do note that the few David Duke types are not burning and looting like the fascist antifa/blm types do. Say what you will about their personal views... it would seem they are a better class of people.

[bilo]

[/b]

What Trump did not do is call out the radicals on the left and on the right by name..

This ambiguous they are all at fault bullshit, is just that bullshit. Trump needs to call out everyone of these idiots/ idiot groups by name, not doing so is perceived as favoring one side or another....

I think this is a good point. However, I don't think Pres. Trump is a disciplined enough public speaker to remember to do that even with notes in front of him. I think he gets rolling and just goes from his heart.

[Oceander]

[/b]

What Trump did not do is call out the radicals on the left and on the right by name..

This ambiguous they are all at fault bullshit, is just that bullshit. Trump needs to call out everyone of these idiots/ idiot groups by name, not doing so is perceived as favoring one side or another....

Exactly. 

[bilo]

Some say there are good moslems. That the actions of a few should not sully the rest. Maybe there are good KKK, NAACP, Antifa/BLM...... Maybe.

However, most likely many there were not KKK,NAACP,ANTIFA?BLM.   

I do note that the few David Duke types are not burning and looting like the fascist antifa/blm types do. Say what you will about their personal views... it would seem they are a better class of people.

That's not what he said, that's the Rats and media's lie. Pres. Trump separated those that came to protest on either side that were not a part of the alt-right, or alt-left, as good people.

[TomSea]

That's not what he said, that's the Rats and media's lie. Pres. Trump separated those that came to protest on either side that were not a part of the alt-right, or alt-left, as good people.

I do agree, they are mincing words, I thought I knew what Trump said but some of this press coverage and what the Senators or Governor are saying is making me wonder what I did actually hear.

Now Sen. Mike Lee is getting in on this; but saying something a lot like what McCain and Rubio have said.

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865686908/Sen-Mike-Lee-reacts-strongly-to-Trumps-remarks-on-Charlottesville.html

[bilo]

I do agree, they are mincing words, I thought I knew what Trump said but some of this press coverage and what the Senators or Governor are saying is making me wonder what I did actually hear.

Now Sen. Mike Lee is getting in on this; but saying something a lot like what McCain and Rubio have said.

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865686908/Sen-Mike-Lee-reacts-strongly-to-Trumps-remarks-on-Charlottesville.html

Shame on all of them, and I really like Sen. Lee. I knew what Pres. Trump meant when he held the press conference and I think any reasonable person understood Pres. Trump was not saying there were good nazi's and good leftists.

[montanajoe]

Shame on all of them, and I really like Sen. Lee. I knew what Pres. Trump meant when he held the press conference and I think any reasonable person understood Pres. Trump was not saying there were good nazi's and good leftists.

Shame on all of them ..  really?

Your guy F'd U...

It happens...

[TomSea]

Shame on all of them ..  really?

Your guy F'd U...

It happens...

What stimulating civil discussion.

[TomSea]

http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/08/16/mccain-romney-rubio-join-republicans-antifa-club/
McCain, Romney, and Rubio Join the Republicans for Antifa Club

I don't hate Mitt but it really shows how he seems to see which way the wind is blowing.  That has always been the knock on him. Saying what people want to hear.

[bilo]

What stimulating civil discussion.

It's typical when people let their feeling dominate them.

[Formerly Once-Ler]

Typical establishment response.  They see Nazis and assume the worst.