racism in our country. we have a chance for every person in public office, hasson obligation to speak truth and demand what's right. and in this case, it is the removal of those monuments. i will say this other piece. i want to give great credit to the managers of stone mountain park. they've done an excellent job of trying contextualize and turn the park into a museum. and that has happened over the last few years. but the problem with that is, unless you have the head phones on, unless you're walking through with the intention of learning, all you see is a giant monument to racism. that cannot stand. >> and in light of donald trump's press conference today, a really extraordinary display in which he took side of the people who marched to stave robert e. lee statue in charlottesville, what did you make of it? and what should republican dozen in response in your view? >> well, first of all, donald trump's press conference today.