that s what aretha was all about. i know everybody heard about whatever it was that aretha supposedly and i was going through at one time, which i felt was, well, aretha is being aretha. so i just didn t dignify it, because i m sure she would never have dignified it. so that has passed. no ill thoughts or memories about that for me. well, i m glad that you guys listen, with friends and loved ones, you have ups and downs, agreements and disagreements. but for me, she meant so much to my family and to my mother and to people of your generation. you guys passed so much on to us. talk to us about the legacy she
paralegal who was in that crowd when the car just rammed in killing her and injuring 19 others. the man charged james alex fields jr., 20 years old from ohio charged thank you very much mptd some top republicans aren t holding back. the house speaker paul ryan, mitch mcconnell all speaking out against 3wigtry and hatred while the president faces tough criticism. homeland security adviser says the president s message called for respect and love among americans. the president not only condemned the violence and stood up in a time and moment when calm was necessary and didn t dignify the names of the groups
be very explicit here. these groups seem to believe they have a friend in donald trump and the white house. i don t know why they believe that, but they don t see me as a friend in the senate, and i would urge the president to dissuade these groups that he s their friend. but homeland security tom bosser doubled down on the argument that there s more than one side to blame. the president not only condemned the violence and stood up at a time and a moment when calm was necessary, and didn t dignify the names of these groups of people. what they fouvend when they showed up were groups from outside that showed up on both sides looking for trouble, dressed in riot gear, prepared for violence. joining me now msnbc political analyst howard feinman and editorial director at the huffington post, and joe watkins, republican strategist and former bush 41 aide and fordham university s christina grier author of black ethnics, race, immigration and the pursuit of the american dream.
quote, trump comments were good. he said he loves us all. also refused to answer a question about white nationalists supporting him. no condemnation at all. when asked to condemn, he just walked out of the room. really, really good. god bless him. unquote. mr. bossert, that s a neo-nazi website celebrating our vague the president was. would you concede he was not clear enough in specifically condemning white supremacy? no. you know, the words of the ignorant bear little with me and should bear less with you in the media. unfortunately, they don t. what i would say is that the president not only condemn the violence and stood up at a time and a moment when calm was necessary and didn t dignify the names of these groups of people. but, rather, addressed the fundamental issue. so, jake, what you need to focus on is the rest of this statement. the president didn t just call for human beings to respect one another which is his pragmatist core fundamental bare minimum
also refused to answer a question about white national ists supporting him. when asked to condemn, he just walked out of the room. really, really good. god bless him. mr. bossart, that is a neo-nazi website celebrating how unequivocal and vague the president of the united states was. are you willing to concede that president trump was not clear enough and specifically condemning white supremacy? no, you know, the word of the ignorant bear little with me and should bear less with you and the media. fortunately, they don t. what i would say is that the president not only condemned the violence and stood up at a time and a moment when calm was necessary and didn t dignify the names of these groups of people. but, rather, addressed the fundamental issue. so, jake, what you need to focus on is the rest of his statement. the president didn t just call for human beings to respect one another which is his fundamental bare minimum but for americans