Media criticize Trump's statement on racism that they demanded
by Eddie Scarry | Aug 14, 2017, 1:48 PM
Some in the national media found fault with President Trump's Monday statement that condemned racism, even after many in the press were demanding a more detailed address from Trump.
"Racism is evil and those who cause violence in its name are criminals and thugs, including the KKK, neo-Nazis, white supremacists," Trump said in a five-minute statement at the White House. He spoke after issuing a statement Saturday about the violence in Charlottesville, Va., that didn't specify any of those groups, which led to criticism from both Republicans and Democrats over the weekend.
But some journalists said the remarks, which Trump read off a teleprompter, were still inadequate.
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