TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UK: “British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Wednesday [8-16-17] there was no equivalence between fascists and those who opposed them, a rare rebuke of U.S. President Donald Trump by one of his closest foreign allies.
Trump inflamed tensions after a deadly rally of white supremacists in Charlottesville, Virginia, by insisting that counter-protesters were also to blame, drawing condemnation from some Republican leaders and praise from white far-right groups.
‘There’s no equivalence, I see no equivalence between those who propound fascist views and those who oppose them and I think it is important for all those in positions of responsibility to condemn far-right views wherever we hear them,’ May told reporters when asked to comment on Trump’s stance.
On Monday, May’s spokesman had said that while Britain condemned racism, what the U.S. president said was ‘a matter for him’.
May has been widely criticized by domestic political opponents for her efforts to cultivate close ties with Trump, who she visited at the White House days after his inauguration and invited for a state visit to Britain.”
-Allistair Smout, “In rare rebuke of Trump, UK’s May says leaders must condemn far-right views,” Reuters, Aug. 16, 2017 04:00am