BUSH FAMILY/RACISM: “President Trump has faced criticism for not being strong enough in his condemnation of Ku Klux Klan members and neo-Nazis who staged a rally in Charlottesville last weekend — and for saying ‘all sides’ were responsible for the violence that ensued.
The criticism intensified after the president’s impromptu news conference Tuesday [8-15-17] in which he seemed to backtrack from his more measured remarks Monday.
His predecessors, meanwhile, have joined a growing throng of politicians who have denounced the hatred that was on public display.
The latest statement comes from former president George H.W. Bush and his son former president George W. Bush.
Their joint statement said: ‘America must always reject racial bigotry, anti-Semitism, and hatred in all forms. As we pray for Charlottesville, we are reminded of the fundamental truths recorded by that city’s most prominent citizen in the Declaration of Independence: we are all created equal and endowed by our Creator with unalienable rights. We know these truths to be everlasting because we have seen the decency and greatness of our country.’
The words followed former president Barack Obama’s tweet in the wake of the Unite the Right rally, which became one of the most-liked tweets in history.”
-Cleve R. Wootson Jr., “Both Bush presidents just spoke out on Charlottesville — and sound nothing like Trump,” The Washington Post online, Aug. 16, 2017 02:30pm