Article snippet: Vice President MORE on Sunday condemned white supremacists and defended President Trump following criticism that the administration failed to adequately condemn specific groups after Saturday violence in Charlottesville, Virginia. “We have no tolerance for hate and violence, white supremacists or neo-Nazis or the KKK,” Pence said at a press conference in Cartagena, Colombia, according to a White House press pool report. Trump had neglected to name the groups that organized the rally that turned violent in Charlottesville the previous day. However, Pence said Trump “clearly and unambiguously” condemned what happened in Charlottesville. He referred to such groups as "dangerous fringe groups" and said “we condemn them in the strongest possible terms." “The president also made clear that behavior by others of different militant perspectives are also unacceptable in our political debate and discourse,” Pence said. He also criticized the media for reporting on the criticism of Trump's response. A number of Republicans were quick to urge the president to specifically condemn white supremacy, while Democrats sought to connect White House advisers to the far right movement. “I take issue with the fact that many in the national media spent more time criticizing the president’s words than they did criticizing those that perpetuated the violence to begin with,” Pence said. “We should be putting the attention where it belongs, and that is on those extremist groups that need... Link to the full article to read more