But Tillerson changed his tune when he was asked about Trump's values and the president's reaction to Charlottesville following his repeated decision to blame «both sides» for the violence and
equate white supremacists with leftist protesters.
Not exact matches
The tweet also contains a link to this piece in the New York Times, which explains why it's dangerous to
equate anti-fascist protest groups («alt - left») with
white supremacists, neo-Nazis, and Ku Klux Klan members.
«Citizens standing up for equality and freedom can never be
equated with
white supremacists, neo-Nazis, and the KKK.
But he made an important distinction in not
equating the morality of counterprotesters and
white supremacists.
End
white supremacy now,» presented only days after President Trump dismissively
equated the violent actions of
white supremacists to their counter-protestors in Charlottesville, VA..