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President Trump Under Fire for Latest Charlottesville Comments

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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey, on August 8, 2017. (Photo: Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images)

President Trump on Tuesday defended his delayed response to last weekend’s violence in Charlottesville, Virginia and said that there was culpability on both sides. We discuss the President’s latest controversial remarks.

Guests:

Ron Elving, senior editor and correspondent on the Washington desk, NPR

Rashad Robinson, executive director, Color of Change

Lanhee Chen, research fellow, Hoover Institution; policy director, Mitt Romney’s 2012 presidential campaign

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David French, senior fellow, National Review Institute

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