Article snippet: terrorism. National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster was asked by ABC News Chief Anchor bigotry,” he said. “We can’t tolerate this kind of bigotry and call all Americans to take a stand against it ... Tolerance has to overcome this kind of hatred, this kind of hatred that is grounded, really, in ignorance,” McMaster said. Stephanopoulos asked McMaster about criticism of the president's statement about the Charlottesville violence Saturday, when he said that the U.S. condemns the display of hatred and violence "on many sides." "He didn’t call out the white supremacists responsible for the violence," Stephanopoulos said. "When it comes to radical Islamic terrorism, the president said you can’t solve the problem if you don’t say the name. Doesn’t that hold true for domestic terrorism as well?" McMaster said, "What the president did is he called out anyone, anyone who is responsible for fomenting this kind of bigotry, hatred, racism, and violence. And I think the president was very clear on that." Following the controversy around the president’s remark Saturday, a White House spokesperson on Sunday said, “The president said very strongly in his statement yesterday that he condemns all forms of violence, bigotry and hatred and of course that includes white supremacists, KKK, neo-Nazi, and all extremist groups. He called for national unity and bringing all Americans together." Stephanopoulos also asked the national security adviser about Trump's... Link to the full article to read more
Any attack to incite fear 'is terrorism': Trump's national security adviser on Charlottesville
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