Trump Wades Into Race Controversy Again as He Slams GOP Critics
- President decries removal of Confederate statues as ‘foolish’
- McConnell, Ryan criticize neo-Nazis without mentioning Trump
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President Donald Trump jumped back into the roiling controversy over his response to a violent rally of white supremacists in Charlottesville, Virginia as he decried the “foolish” removal of Confederate monuments and attacked two Republican senators who criticized him.