WASHINGTON – Ivanka Trump, President Donald Trump’s daughter and a WhiteHouse adviser, explicitly condemned “white supremacy, racism andneo-nazism” late Saturday in a manner her father seems reluctant to do.
The tweets come on the anniversary of deadly unrest triggered by a whitesupremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. A similar far-right rallyis scheduled for Sunday outside the White House.
“One year ago in Charlottesville, we witnessed an ugly display of hatred,racism, bigotry & violence,” Ivanka Trump tweeted.
“While Americans are blessed to live in a nation that protects liberty,freedom of speech and diversity of opinion, there is no place for whitesupremacy, racism and neo-nazism in our great country,” she said.
“Rather than tearing each other down with hatred, racism & violence, we canlift one another up, strengthen our communities and strive to help everyAmerican achieve his or her full potential!”
The tweets are notable because her father drew scorn after theCharlottesville bloodshed for initially avoiding any condemnation of thetorch-bearing white supremacists who took part in that rally.
President Trump was roundly condemned for saying that there were “very finepeople, on both sides” among the racists and the counter-protesters.
Two days later, after a firestorm of criticism, the president said: “Racismis evil and those who cause violence in its name are criminals and thugs,including the KKK, neo-Nazis, white supremacists, and other hate groups.”
On Saturday the president issued a generic condemnation of racism in one ofseven tweets of the day.
“The riots in Charlottesville a year ago resulted in senseless death anddivision,” he wrote.
“We must come together as a nation. I condemn all types of racism and actsof violence. Peace to ALL Americans!” – APP/AFP