Theresa May criticizes Donald Trump's response to Charlottesville protest
Source: Politico
‘Neo-Nazis: bad Anti-Nazis: good I learned that as a child. It was pretty obvious,’ says British cabinet minister.
By PAUL DALLISON 8/16/17, 2:31 PM CET
U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday added her voice to criticisms of Donald Trump over his response to the violent white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, the Telegraph reported.
The U.S. president had said there were some “very fine” people on both sides of the protests at the weekend, in which neo-Nazis clashed with anti-racism demonstrators, leaving one woman dead and several injured.
Speaking in Portsmouth at a ceremony to mark the arrival of a new aircraft carrier, May said: “I see no equivalence between those who propound fascist views and those who oppose them. I think it is important for all those in positions of responsibility to condemn far-right views wherever we hear them.”
May did not respond to calls for Trump’s state visit to the U.K. to be canceled in light of his remarks. Opposition party leaders Jeremy Corbyn and Vince Cable said the invitation to Trump should be withdrawn, with Cable saying: “Donald Trump has shown he is unable to detach himself from the extreme right and racial supremacists. The fact he remains highly dependent on White House advisers from the extreme right shows he is firmly anchored in this detestable worldview. “It would be completely wrong to have this man visit the U.K. on a state visit.”
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