PROTESTS/RACISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump called Monday [8-21-17] for peace and an end to bigotry in the U.S., nearly a week after a combative news conference in which he said both sides were to blame for a violent confrontation in Charlottesville, Va., between white nationalists and counterprotesters.
‘The young men and women we send to fight our wars abroad deserve to return to a country that is not at war with itself at home,’ Mr. Trump said, speaking at Fort Myer in Arlington, Va., in a speech outlining the nation’s Afghanistan policy. ‘We cannot remain a force for peace in the world if we are not at peace with each other.’
Mr. Trump’s remarks, which didn’t explicitly mention the Charlottesville event, marked a sharp contrast with his news conference last Tuesday, in which he said there were ‘very fine people, on both sides’ in that confrontation.”
-Rebecca Ballhaus and Kristina Peterson, “Trump Calls for End to Bigotry, Nearly a Week After Controversial Charlottesville Comments,” The Wall Street Journal online, Aug. 21, 2017 11:01pm