RNC chairwoman: White supremacy has no place in Republican Party

Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairwoman Ronna Romney McDaniel disavowed white supremacist groups in the wake of a fatal car attack on demonstrators in Charlottesville, Va., over the weekend, signaling that President Trump will go “further” to denounce the violence. 

“White supremacists and neo-Nazis and KKK have no home or place in the Republican Party,” she said Monday.  

“Not only do we denounce their activity, we will speak out against it, and conversations like we are going to have today is a way that we can start healing and moving forward. And that is what we are committed to.”

{mosads}The comments came in response to the white supremacist rally in Charlottesville to protest the removal of a Confederate statue that turned fatal over the weekend after a man drove a car into a crowd of counterprotesters opposed to the white nationalists.

Trump has faced criticism for condemning “this egregious display of hatred, bigotry and violence, on many sides,” instead of singling out the attack on the counterprotesters. 

When asked whether Trump should have been more forceful or quick to condemn the act, McDaniel said she expects Trump to go “further” to denounce the actions on Monday.  

“He obviously this weekend denounced bigotry, racism and hate in all its forms. Today, I think he’ll go even further,” she said. 

“His comments came right during the events, and he did say: It is egregious, hate is unacceptable, bigotry is unacceptable. That defines what white supremacy stands for: hate and bigotry. And today, I think he’ll address those in a more specific way now that we know what happened.”

Trump is meeting with Attorney General Jeff Sessions and new FBI Director Christopher Wray to discuss the violence in Charlottesville.