President trump thank you. Im in washington today to meet with my Economic Team about trade policy and major tax cuts and reform. We are renegotiating trade deals and making them good for the american worker. And its about time. Our economy is now strong. The stock market continues to hit record highs, unemployment is at a 16year low, and businesses are more optimistic than ever before. Companies are moving back to the United States and bringing many thousands of jobs with them. We have already created over one million jobs since i took office. We will be discussing Economic Issues in greater detail later this afternoon, but, based on the events that took place over the weekend in charlottesville, virginia, i would like to provide the nation with an update on the ongoing federal response to the horrific attack and violence that was witnessed by everyone. I just met with fbi director Christopher Wray and attorney general jeff sessions. The department of justice has opened a civil rights
Would pursue charges against any perpetrators of racist violence. Pres. Trump thank you. Im in washington today to meet with my Economic Team about trade policy and major tax cuts and reform. We are renegotiating trade deals and making them good for the american worker. And its about time. Our economy is now strong. The stock market continues to hit record highs, unemployment is at a 16year low, and businesses are more optimistic than ever before. Companies are moving back to the United States and bringing many thousands of jobs with them. We have already created over one million jobs since i took office. We will be discussing Economic Issues in greater detail later this afternoon, but, based on the events that took place over the weekend in charlottesville, virginia, i would like to provide the nation with an update on the ongoing federal response to the horrific attack and violence that was witnessed by everyone. I just met with fbi director Christopher Wray and attorney general jeff
Would pursue charges against any perpetrators of racist violence. Pres. Trump thank you. Im in washington today to meet with my Economic Team about trade policy and major tax cuts and reform. We are renegotiating trade deals and making them good for the american worker. And its about time. Our economy is now strong. The stock market continues to hit record highs, unemployment is at a 16year low, and businesses are more optimistic than ever before. Companies are moving back to the United States and bringing many thousands of jobs with them. We have already created over one million jobs since i took office. We will be discussing Economic Issues in greater detail later this afternoon, but, based on the events that took place over the weekend in charlottesville, virginia, i would like to provide the nation with an update on the ongoing federal response to the horrific attack and violence that was witnessed by everyone. I just met with fbi director Christopher Wray and attorney general jeff
And called them thugs. The department of justice has opened a civil rights investigation into the deadly car attack that killed one innocent american, and wounded 20 others. To anyone who acted criminally in this weekends racist violen violence, you will be held fully accountable. Racism is evil. Those who cause violence in its names are criminals and thugs, including the kkk, neonazis, White Supremacists and other hate groups that are repugnant to everything we thiol dear as americans we are a nation founded on the truth that all of us are created equal. We are equal in the eyes of our creator, equal under the law, and we are equal under our constitution. Those who spread violence in the name of bigotry strike at the very core of america. Two days ago a Young American woman, heather heyer, was tragically killed. Her death fills us with grief and we send her family our thoughts, our prayers and our love. We also mourn the two Virginia State troopers who died in service to their communi
She was a very brave person, at times it was scary as a mom to know how brave she was. But at the same time, i had raised her to be strong and independent. And you cant have one without the other. It doesnt do any good to be strong and independent if you cant speak up when its needed. And good day, everyone, im Andrea Mitchell in washington. The president is back at the white house at this hour, meeting with attorney general Jeff Sessions and with fbi director chris ray to talk about this weekends violent clashes between armed white supremacist protesters and counter dem demonstrators in charlottesville, West Virginia. The white house scrambles to deal with the growing backlash over the president not denouncing White Nationalists and White Supremacists and neonazis. Vice president mike pence condemning White Nationalists but also defending the president s response. Reporter was it a mistake for the president to be not more clear when he made those remarks, and if you were advising him