i think right now it i critical that this justice deparent approach seriously what happened yesterday. we need a rigorous investigation into james fields to figure out, who was he acting with? who financed his trip from ohio to virginia? who gave him the idea of using his vehicle as a weapon to hurt innocent americans yesterday? in charlottesville. did he conspire with individuals? yeah. are there other acts of domestic terrorism we should be bracing for? that s the critical place that we need this justice department and the president focusing right now. and all questions we have certainly and all want answers to. but the conversation also is about, is this from the top down? is this about steve bannon? is it about s steven miller, sebastian gorka and about the response off lack thereof from president trump? my panel along with reverend al
peacefly i might say. president trump was supposed to come to new rk today, but he did change his schedule yesterday, not because of anything that had taken place in charlottesville, virginia. that was planned beforehand. see heading to washington, d.c. tonight, will come to new york tomorrow. from what we understand, he is going to be heading to trump tower later tomorrow evening. but as you see a peaceful protest happening there outside of trump tower. just a couple of blocks from where we are right now. all right. turning back to the events that have taken place over the last couple of days, america s racial divide back in focus following yesterday s violence in charles vil charlottesville with many asking how we got here. let s bring mcreverend al sharpton, christina greer, associate professor of political science at fordham university, and david corn, washington bureau chief for mother jones. welcome back to you all. some of the images we ve seen over the last couple day, it sort
day. he s president of the united states. that s exactly what i m saying. it s a copout, moral equivalency, you know that he s not being direct. and there s a reason why he s not being direct. have you been watching what s going on in seattle? seeing left wing violence, anti- protestors dressed up with helmets and weapons ready to go to war and beating up on the police. i want to brick and wearing chuck schumer t-shirts. reverend al brought up a good point. at one point could have denounced the violence but understand when the violence is coming from. if president trump had said that yesterday, would what have been the reaction? it s not just the word and tepid inadequate response of the president yesterday it s his actions. in the first several months of this administration we have seen the president and attorney general sessions take every action imaginable to marginalize
i m saying it shouldn t be a double standard. but i m also saying that i think if i was a bigot, and the attorney general was telling me i m going to investigate whether this is terrorism, whether this is organized, i would think twice before i go out to one of those rallies. there has been nothing from the president of the united states to discourage these bigots from not only attending, because they have the first amendment right, but from identifying with me and associating plea wime with this clearly done it in every one in charlotteville and today in seattle. talk about that more. reverend al sharpton stick wig me the entire hour. and david korn, and brian darling, kristen clark, and thank you all for joining me. david, start with you. what is your reaction to the white house statement looking to deflect some criticism the
conspiracy theory. everything from them should come as no surprise to republicans embraced him, despite that racism. and that is where we are today. all right, reverend al sharpton, christina greer and david thank you for joining me. that s it from msnbc. i m yasmin mesugian. have a fantastic night. th the ss of dry eye. one drop in each eye, twice a day. common side effects include eye irritation, discomfort or blurred vision when applied to the eye, and unusual taste sensation. don t touch container tip to your eye or any surface. remove contacts before using xiidra and wait at least 15 minutes before reinserting. chat with your eye doctor about xiidra. he s happy.t s with him? your family s finally eating vegetables thanks to our birds eye voila skillet meals. and they only take 15 minutes to make. ahh! birds eye voila so veggie good