hearing, reminded me that, you know, that group that never got over the fact that slavery was abolished is still out there. it s still out there. so you saw the sha charlottesville and president s remarks to it. his comments about the african countries. his dealing with colin capper neck. is this a straetegy or is that advis visceral? no, that s his base. he doesn t realize our ability to say this is not right, however we do it, is our right to do that. that s a right. you can t take that. now, i understand when somebody
counterprotest saying that america should not be celebrating or protecting the statue of a supremacist, who was a general in an army to overthrow the government. we re going to continue to watch the situation in seattle as it continues to develop there. but i want to turn more to charlottesville and what s taken place there the last couple of days. attorney jeff sessions saying we are going to launch a federal civil rights investigation into what took place in charlottesville, virginia. is that enough? is that going far enough? and then what? well, i think that it s i think sessions has said something that we haven t even heard the president say. is that enough? no. i think that we need to see a real aggressive move by the justice department to deal with the elements of this group that has clearly begun organizing around the country. when you see these seemingly organized way you had several cars involved in what ended up
month. he couldn t even say the word jew when he came out with the proclamation about holocaust remembrance. so let s not just solely concentrate on what he said in this particular circumstance. he s there s already a long history of what he hasn t done. so he needs to do a lot more than just reject this current message out of charlottesville. he needs to turn the whole game around if he truly means to turn this country around and bring us together. he has a lot to do himself. and lastly, let me say something about miss trump s tweet? i couldn t care less. she was not elected to any office. and if she were taking a stronger stance she would say something about the rise in anti-semitism in this country. those shouts that were made on friday night at that rally, we will not be replaced, jews will not be replaced. she didn t say anything, he didn t say anything. this country refuses to talk about our history of white supremacy.
african-americans, lgbt groups, muslims, women. it is the words and the actions. and it is also steve bannon, a person who himself has said that he is providing a platform for the alt-right. it is his selection of steve bannon as a key advisor in the white house that has emboldened white supremacists across our country. they know they have a friend in the white house. they know they have an attorney general who did not support the hate crimes prevention bill. and it is this toxic combination ever both racially charged rhetoric and actions that have made clear that minority communities don t have a place in our society right now that led to the tragic events yesterday in charlottesville.
i think right now it is critical that this justice department 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? are there other acts of domestic terrorism that we should be bracing for? that s the critical place that we need this justice department and the president focusing right now. these are all questions that we have certainly and we all want answers to. but conversation also is about, is this from the top down. is this about steve bannon. is this about stephen miller. is this about sebastian gorka, and is this about the response or lack thereof from president trump. my panel along with reverend al