--- title: Donald Trump Condemns Charlottesville White Supremacy description: Trump’s comments came amid censure from both Democrats and Republicans over his initial tepid response to Saturday’s violence. canonical: https://time.com/4899810/donald-trump-charlottesville/ author: Zeke Miller article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-08-14T16:50:34.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T16:58:47.209Z article:section: Politics og:title: Trump Condemns White Supremacists 2 Days After Charlottesville Violence og:description: "Racism is evil" og:url: https://time.com/4899810/donald-trump-charlottesville/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8ebed58e39157dce/6988d9a28fd2ee7a1535869a/donald-trump2.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2560 og:image:height: 1440 og:image:alt: Trump og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Trump Condemns White Supremacists 2 Days After Charlottesville Violence twitter:description: "Racism is evil" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8ebed58e39157dce/6988d9a28fd2ee7a1535869a/donald-trump2.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # 'Racism Is Evil.' 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Evan Vucci—AP by [Zeke Miller](https://time.com/author/zeke-j-miller/) ## Zeke Miller Aug 14, 2017 4:50 PM UTC [President Donald Trump](http://time.com/4898813/donald-trump-white-house-charlottesville/) sharply condemned racist, white supremacist, and neo-Nazi sympathizers on Monday afternoon, after nearly 48 hours of bipartisan criticism over [his response](http://time.com/4898422/charlottesville-white-nationalist-donald-trump/) to the weekend’s [violent clashes in Charlottesville](http://time.com/charlottesville-white-nationalist-rally-clashes/), Va. “Racism is evil and those who cause violence in its name are criminals and thugs, including the KKK, neo-Nazis, white supremacists, and other hate groups,” Trump said. Trump’s comments came amid censure from both Democrats and Republicans over his initial tepid response to Saturday’s violence in downtown Charlottesville. Lawmakers in both parties had lambasted Trump for criticizing violence “on both sides” in an initial statement Saturday afternoon, without making an explicit denunciation of white supremacist and neo-Nazi demonstrators. Some called on Trump to label the incident ‘domestic terrorism.’ In an unsigned statement Sunday morning, a White House official clarified Trump’s initial remarks. “The President said very strongly in his statement yesterday that he condemns all forms of violence, bigotry, and hatred,” the statement said. “Of course that includes white supremacists, KKK Neo-Nazi and all extremist groups. He called for national unity and bringing all Americans together.” But Trump’s personal silence on the subject had grown deafening, especially as the President’s initial even-handed critique drew plaudits from so-called alt-Right and neo-Nazi corners. Other Administration officials, including Ivanka Trump and Vice President Mike Pence had been explicitly critical of the extremist ideologies in their comments on Charlottesville, where Trump had been silent. Trump’s comments Monday afternoon followed a meeting with Attorney General Jeff Sessions and FBI Director Chris Wray, which was added to his schedule Monday morning. The Department of Justice launched a civil rights investigation into Saturday’s violence. [Heather Heyer](http://time.com/4898842/tavis-smiley-donald-trump-american-hate/), a Charlottesville resident and civil rights activist, was identified as the victim of Saturday’s hit-and-run attack, allegedly perpetrated by Ohio resident James Alex Fields. Fields, who was arrested shortly after fleeing the scene, was photographed joining the white supremacist protest. 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