'He is not a president': Seth Meyers's statement on Trump's response to Charlottesville
On Late Night With Seth Meyers on Monday, Meyers began with a solemn statement about the violence at a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Va., on Saturday and President Trump’s response to it.
Like many others, Meyers took issue with Trump’s initial response Saturday afternoon, which was to condemn “hatred, bigotry, and violence on many sides.”
“On many sides,” Meyers said. “If that choice of words made you sick to your stomach, good news, you’re a normal and decent person. The jury is still out on the president as he initially refused to condemn the white supremacist movement in this country.”
On Monday, two days after the violence that claimed the life of Heather Heyer and injured dozens of others, Trump made another statement, this time denouncing “the KKK, neo-Nazis, white supremacists, and other hate groups that are repugnant to everything we hold dear as Americans.” For Meyers, it was too little too late.
“He did read a statement at the White House today (Monday) that finally struck the right tone, but I’m sorry. ‘Pencils down’ on this subject was Saturday evening. He only gets very partial credit,” Meyers said.
Meyers also pointed out the unintended consequences of Trump’s refusal to denounce white supremacists when some, like former KKK grand wizard David Duke, openly supported him during the campaign, saying some now see Trump as leading that movement.
Meyers ended his statement with a final message for Trump.
“If he does not preside over our society, then he is not a president,” Meyers said. “You can stand for a nation or you can stand for a hateful movement. You cannot do both. And if you don’t make the right choice, I am confident that the American voter will.”
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