GOP, Dems Outraged at Trump's Standing Firm on Va. Remarks

Republicans and Democrats alike bashed President Donald Trump on Twitter on Tuesday for reinforcing his earlier comments blaming both sides for Saturday's Charlottesville violence that killed one woman and injured 19 people, with House Speaker Paul Ryan saying: "We must be clear. White supremacy is repulsive."

Here is the Wisconsin Republican's tweet:

We must be clear. White supremacy is repulsive. This bigotry is counter to all this country stands for. There can be no moral ambiguity.

— Paul Ryan (@SpeakerRyan) August 15, 2017

A spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky told Politico the six-term Republican had no new comment on President Trump's latest remarks.

On the Democratic side, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York said that "by saying he is not taking sides, Donald Trump clearly is."

Here's his post:

By saying he is not taking sides, Donald Trump clearly is. When David Duke and white supremacists cheer, you’re doing it very very wrong.

— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) August 15, 2017

Republican Sen. Marco Rubio was most vicious in slamming Trump's charged news conference Tuesday at Trump Tower, posting six tweets, including:

Mr. President,you can't allow #WhiteSupremacists to share only part of blame.They support idea which cost nation & world so much pain 5/6

— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) August 15, 2017

The #WhiteSupremacy groups will see being assigned only 50% of blame as a win.We can not allow this old evil to be resurrected 6/6

— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) August 15, 2017

Here are tweets from other Republicans:

Let's get real. pic.twitter.com/vM8gJ8lWrc

— John Kasich (@JohnKasich) August 15, 2017

I was clear about this bigotry & violence over the weekend and I'll repeat it today: We must defeat white supremacy and all forms of hatred. https://t.co/iOaVvE8txs

— Rep. Steve Scalise (@SteveScalise) August 15, 2017

We should be abundantly clear. White supremacy, Nazism, and hate have no place in our society. We must condemn it on no uncertain terms.

— Darrell Issa (@DarrellIssa) August 15, 2017

The response to this ideology of hate & bigotry, & the act of domestic terrorism, should be simple & united condemnation without ambiguity.

— Rob Portman (@senrobportman) August 15, 2017

We must speak out clearly against the hatred, racism and white supremacists who descended upon #Charlottesville.

— Rob Portman (@senrobportman) August 15, 2017

We are Americans from all walks of life, working towards the American Dream. Nowhere in that dream is there room for https://t.co/MbCbTrITwI

— Tim Scott (@SenatorTimScott) August 15, 2017

We can't accept excuses for white supremacy & acts of domestic terrorism. We must condemn. Period.

— Jeff Flake (@JeffFlake) August 15, 2017

Blaming "both sides" for #Charlottesville?! No. Back to relativism when dealing with KKK, Nazi sympathizers, white supremacists? Just no.

— Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (@RosLehtinen) August 15, 2017

"Very fine people" do not participate in rallies with groups chanting racist and anti-Semitic slogans and displaying vile symbols of hate.

— Justin Amash (@justinamash) August 15, 2017

I don't understand what's so hard about this. White supremacists and Neo-Nazis are evil and shouldn't be defended.

— Steve Stivers (@RepSteveStivers) August 15, 2017

White supremacy, bigotry & racism have absolutely no place in our society & no one - especially POTUS - should ever tolerate it. Full STMT: pic.twitter.com/dufC1MGWgB

— Jerry Moran (@JerryMoran) August 15, 2017

Other Democrats also took to Twitter:

In a statement only the KKK could (and did) applaud, @POTUS again defends white supremacists. I would ask why but afraid the answer is clear

— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) August 15, 2017

"We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented."-Wiesel

— Chelsea Clinton (@ChelseaClinton) August 15, 2017

Today @POTUS provided cover to Nazis and the Klan. When they march, no other information is necessary. Condemn them. Full stop.

— Rep. Ted Deutch (@RepTedDeutch) August 15, 2017

Will @POTUS look into the eyes of a Holocaust survivor and tell her that even one Nazi swastika flag is OK?

— Rep. Ted Deutch (@RepTedDeutch) August 15, 2017

Will @POTUS look into the eyes of an American beaten & jailed fighting for civil rights and tell him that even one Confederate flag is OK?

— Rep. Ted Deutch (@RepTedDeutch) August 15, 2017

Just stopped on roadside to read @POTUS remarks. I nearly threw up. An American President offering a defense of white supremicists. My god.

— Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) August 15, 2017

We won't allow @POTUS’s false equivalency of #Charlottesville divide us & will always proudly stand on the side of tolerance and progress. pic.twitter.com/OIO099gMNU

— Rep. Joe Kennedy III (@RepJoeKennedy) August 15, 2017

As a Jew, as an American, as a human, words cannot express my disgust and disappointment. This is not my President.

— Brian Schatz (@brianschatz) August 15, 2017

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