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CNN: Trump calls KKK, neo-Nazis, white supremacists ‘repugnant’

By CNN.

Published Aug. 14, 2017 at 8:00 pm

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA - AUGUST 12: People gather near a makeshift candlelight vigil for those who died and were injured when a car plowed into a crowd of anti-fascist counter-demonstrators marching near a downtown shopping area August 12, 2017 in Charlottesville, Virginia. The car allegedly plowed through a crowd, and at least one person has died from the incident, following the shutdown of the 'Unite the Right' rally by police after white nationalists, neo-Nazis and members of the 'alt-right' and counter-protesters clashed near Lee Park, where a statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee is slated to be removed. Win McNamee/Getty Images/AFP

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President Donald Trump directly condemned white supremacists and neo-Nazis in a statement from the White House August 14 afternoon.

“Racism is evil — and those who cause violence in its name are criminals and thugs, including KKK, neo-Nazis, white supremacists, and other hate groups are repugnant to everything we hold dear as Americans,” Trump said in response to the attacks in Charlottesville, Virginia, over the weekend.