Generals Condemn Charlottesville Racism While Trying Not To Offend Trump

One by one, the U.S. military’s most senior leaders have publicly – and bluntly – repudiated the racist violence that plunged Charlottesville, Va., into chaos Saturday, declaring the nation’s armed forces as being unequivocally against hatred. By midmorning Wednesday, the military’s four service chiefs had issued firm, forceful statements that stand apart from remarks made by President Trump, who faces deepening criticism for his repeated attempts to evenly distribute blame for Saturday’s clash between white nationalists and the anti-fascist protesters who showed up to oppose them.