WH sends GOP talking points saying Trump entirely correct on Charlottesville
Source: the hill
By Max Greenwood - 08/15/17 10:31 PM EDT
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The White House is pressing President Trump's allies in Congress to argue that "the president was entirely correct" in his assertion that both white nationalist groups and anti-racism protesters deserve blame for the violence that erupted in Charlottesville, Va. over the weekend.
In talking points sent to GOP members of Congress Tuesday and obtained by The Atlantic, the White House communications office urges Republicans to cast Trump's message as one of unity and argue that the president did, in fact, unequivocally condemn racism.
"The President was entirely correct – both sides of the violence in Charlottesville acted inappropriately, and bear some responsibility," the talking points read.
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The talking points are intended to help the president's allies rebut criticism mounting around Trump's criticism of what he called the "alt-left" during a contentious news ........
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I want to know if John Kelly wrote or approved of these lies???
"The President condemned – with no ambiguity – the hate groups fueled by bigotry and racism over the weekend, and did so by name yesterday, but for the media that will never be enough," it continues
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/08/the-president-was-entirely-correct/537042/
'The President Was Entirely Correct'
President Trump’s remarks on the deadly white-supremacist rally in Charlottesville have sparked widespread outrage. But the White House is asking congressional Republicans to follow his lead.
Joshua Roberts / Reuters
Molly Ball Aug 15, 2017 Politics
Every day, the White House communications office sends official talking points to Republican members of Congress. These communiqués help the GOP stay on the same page (and, in the Trump era, help the embattled president’s allies come up with arguments in his defense).
On Tuesday evening, a few hours after the president’s inflammatory press conference defending white nationalist protesters in Charlottesville, the office issued an “evening communications briefing,” which was passed along to me by a Republican congressional aide. It encourages members to echo the president’s line, contending that “both sides … acted inappropriately, and bear some responsibility.”
You can read the talking points in their entirety here. The links in the text are the White House’s. The briefing goes on to include a transcript of the president’s question-and-answer session with reporters at Trump Tower, followed by commentary on other issues.
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> The President was entirely correct -- both sides of the violence in Charlottesville acted inappropriately, and bear some responsibility.
> Despite the criticism, the President reaffirmed some of our most important Founding principles: We are equal in the eyes of our Creator, equal under the law, and equal under our Constitution. ..............
The article also includes a Transcript of the vile Trump comments:
Transcript of President's Q&A:
Q Mr. President, why do you think these CEOs are leaving your manufacturing council?
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