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Trump’s Charlottesville cleanup lands late, and not before the damage spreads

After nearly two days of backlash, Trump finally delivered a fuller condemnation of racism and white supremacists on August 14. But the damage from his earlier remarks was already baked in, and the late reversal only underscored how badly the White House had misread the moment.

Why it matters: Late cleanup

First recorded Aug 14, 2017·Meaningfully updated Aug 14, 2017

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