Trump censures ‘fake news’ after mild statement on racism, terrorism

US President Donald Trump is pointing the finger at the “fake news media” after his mild statement failed to condemn a terrorist attack by white supremacists in Charlottesville, Virginia.

The president came under criticism for blasting “many sides” of the Sunday clashes, in which a driver plowed into demonstrators protesting against white supremacists in Charlottesville, killing a young woman and injuring nearly 20 others.

Later, Trump came up with some “additional” remark to make up for his mild stance, asserting that "Racism is evil” by mentioning “the KKK [Ku Klux Klan], neo-Nazis, white supremacists and other hate groups.”

As some news outlasts started reporting the Trump is bowing to pressure, the president took to Twitter to put up a classical defense.

“Made additional remarks on Charlottesville and realize [sic] once again that the #Fake News Media will never be satisfied...truly bad people!” he said.

He made the follow-up remarks after the resignation of Merck CEO Kenneth Frazier from his American Manufacturing Council.

"Our country's strength stems from its diversity and the contributions made by men and women of different faiths, races, sexual orientations and political beliefs," Frazier said in a statement that avoided mentioning Trump by name. "America's leaders must honor our fundamental values by clearly rejecting expressions of hatred, bigotry and group supremacy, which run counter to the American ideal that all people are created equal.”

The president also attacked Frazier on Twitter, claiming that now he has “more time to LOWER RIPOFF DRUG PRICES!”

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Heather Heyer, 32, was killed and some 20 others were injured.

A 20-year-old Nazi sympathizer, identified as James Alex Fields Jr, was said to have been behind the wheel.

‘Unfit to be human’

Captured on video and shared on the internet, the moment the car plowed into the crowd taking part in a counter-protest against white nationalists, shocked the nation.

According to GOP strategist Ana Navarro, the president failed grab the opportunity to unite the already divided nation in the wake of the horrendous attack.

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The US Democratic leaders are responding to a recent instance of hate crime by American white supremacists.

“He’s not only unfit to be president,” she said on CNN on Monday “In my book, his lack of leadership, his lack of empathy, his lack of courage — he’s unfit to be human.”

“I’ve been embarrassed about having Trump for president many times but no times worse than today… I’m beyond embarrassed, I’m ashamed,” Navarro noted. “He was a coward — he didn’t have the spine to behave like the leader of the United States, and I feel that to be shameful.”

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