Tag: white nationalism

CNN's Don Lemon critiques President Donald Trump for his responses to questions on white nationalism after various acts of extremist violence.

White House counselor Kellyanne Conway defended President Trump on Sunday over renewed criticism of his comments following the 2017 violence in Charlottesville, Va. – arguing that the president had “condemned white nationalism” and that his words following the incident has been distorted for political gain. Trump was slammed by both sides of the aisle for his remarks in the summer of 2017 that there were "very fine people on both sides" during the white nationalist "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville, where participants had chanted phrases like "Jews will not replace us." "Well, the irony is that he condemned white nationalism and neo-Nazis and the KKK during the Charlottesville incident," Conway said on CNN's "State of the Union" on Sunday. Conway added that Trump’s “very fine people” comment was in reference to “the debate over removing statues.” She added: "He was not talking about the weekend at all." While Trump was largely panned at the time for his comments, those words have come under renewed scrutiny after former Vice President Joe Biden launched his Democratic presidential campaign by condemning them. Biden blasted Trump's "moral equivalence between those spreading hate and those with the courage to stand against it" and declared the election a "battle for the soul of this nation." Biden is positioning himself as the anti-Trump, an experienced elder statesman ready to restore stability to Washington. Conway’s defense on the president comes days after Trump himself tried to downplay the renewed controversy – arguing that he was referring to some who were protesting the removal of a statue of Robert E. Lee, the Confederate general. Trump praised Lee as "a great general, everybody knows that." The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Through this process she learned what it means to stand up for what you believe in how to tackle politics at work. As President Trump began firing insults against these players, Hill became more vocal. She tweeted, "Donald Trump is a white supremacist who has largely surrounded himself with other white supremacists." Coming 9/1 an amicable departure / buyout for @jemelehill from @espn Been a long time coming #JemeleHill #ESPN — jamesmiller (@JimMiller) August 26, 2018 As Hill and the rest of the nation moves forward with the political conversations that inevitably impact all aspects of our lives, her story can teach us all how to tackle politics at work. Understand that discomfort, awkwardness or more serious professional consequences can arise from having a political conversation at work. "We have to make the distinction between what is political and was just simply right and wrong," she explains. This distinction should not only inform when you decide to talk about politics at work but also how you talk about politics at work. Finally, if workers decide that they need to discuss a tense issue at work, they need to be prepared to put in the work. Remaining professional and polite is not always easy when having political conversations, but it is a crucial part of having a constructive conversation. It's not always easy, but sometimes connecting face-to-face can help two people on either side of a tense topic see eye-to-eye.

Gov. Rick Scott (R) has declared a state of emergency in a Florida county ahead of a planned speech by white nationalist leader Richard Spencer. Spencer is scheduled to speak at the University of Florida campus in Gainesville on Thursday. “I find that the threat of a potential emergency is imminent,” Scott said in a seven-page executive order. But, he said, "we have zero tolerance for violence and public safety is always our number one priority." "I have been in constant contact with Sheriff [Sadie] Darnell who has requested this Executive Order to ensure that county and local law enforcement have every needed resource," Scott said in the statement. In August, the University of Florida rejected a request to rent space made by a group helmed by Spencer, citing safety concerns. Earlier this month, Spencer led a group of about 30 white nationalists in Charlottesville. He announced the return — which came less than two months after violence erupted in the town between "Unite the Right" protesters and counter-protesters — on a live stream on Twitter. "The left wing establishment is built around anti-white policies," Spencer told the group.