Not just the ADL—his staff called on him to clearly, personally, explicitly condemn it too.
And he wouldn’t.
WH staff told Trump they had to put out a statement, but couldn't prevail on him to say it himself, in the first person. A revealing moment. https://t.co/c0jlDF2etJ
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) August 13, 2017
When these kinds of tragedies occur, a President gets one chance to respond in the correct fashion. That chance has come and gone.
OTOH, I do think it’s a great idea to keep reminding everyone that Trump did the wrong thing (and the probable reasons why).
Oh, how I long for the halcyon days when being a Nazi was frowned upon by US Presidents.
Even if he belatedly condemns the murderous neo-Nazi, KKK, and white nationalist thugs, everyone knows Trump in his heart is with them.
Donnie will consider it, until he realizes that ADL is in fact an anti-Nazi group.
Again, this is a total PR disaster for Trump. And I don’t think he’s going to weather this one well.
Oh, how I miss them…
Sarah Huckabee-Sanders, Monday: “He was just joking, you dumb libtards! This is about national unity.”
@carlosfiance Carter, HW Bush, Clinton, Bush, and Obama are still with us. A joint press conference or a public letter signed by all and published in all major newspapers would really accelerate the impeachment process.
Yes, and it seems like only yesterday…because it was!
The Anti-Defamation League on Sunday called on President Donald Trump to condemn ̶w̶h̶i̶t̶e̶ ̶s̶u̶p̶r̶e̶m̶a̶c̶y̶ Your constituency, base and supporters
FIFY
Trump’s racism is well-known.
I can’t believe we’re still protesting the KKK.
Fake Media! Sad!
What do you want, Trump to condemn racists and bigots, or him to be honest?!?
He’ll get right on it when he’s done fudging his golf score.
His staff is like the guy with the big push broom following the horses in the parade as they drop tons of manure. They need to keep shovelin’ because there’s a lot more where that came from.
Guessing you watched a bit of Rocky and Bullwinkle now and then. 
Sometime when I’m in my Pictures folder where I have this stored, I just stop for a moment and reflect.
@26degreesrising The legal, official end of his presidency may take longer than we like but this marks the beginning of the end of any moral standing he might have had. Since he’s alienated most important Senate R leadership, they’re not going risk their cowardly asses to save him either. Of course. there’s this possibility.
Is Alt-Reality looking for their own Horst Ludwig Georg Erich Wessel martyr?
“This is a moment that demands moral leadership,” Greenblatt said.
Don’t hold yer breath…