Why can't Trump disavow the Charlottesville neo-Nazi carnage?

I don't normally agree with Mathew d'Acncona, but this article is superb and nails it:

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/aug/13/charlottesville-white-supremacists-donald-trump

I am more than happy to agree with a moderate Conservative like d'Ancona or moderate Democrats like Viginia's Governor Terry Macauliffe and attack the extreme right; unlike Donald Trump. I could quote the whole article but here is a taste:

[quote] Only last week he (Trump) threatened a distant dictator with “fire and fury”. Yet, confronted with homegrown bigotry and its violent consequences, he dons the kid gloves of a politician anxious not to upset the militant wing of his base.[/quote]

[quote] It is hard to say how far he shares the alt-right convictions of his chief strategist, Steve Bannon, who believes that the essence of American identity is Judaeo-Christian nationalism and that this identity is in mortal peril. But, as candidate and president, he has been quite happy to surf on a tide of white resentment, careful not to disavow strongly the support of extremists and bigots.[/quote]

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goliathtree · 56-60, M

“We condemn in the strongest possible terms this egregious display of hatred, bigotry and violence on many sides, on many sides," the president said. "It has been going on for a long time in our country -- not Donald Trump, not Barack Obama. “It has been going on for a long, long time. It has no place in America."

He said this before the driver was even identified....

luckranger71 · 51-55, M

@goliathtree : blah blah. He's never been hesitant about identifying Muslims or other minorities in the past. You're parsing. This was a white supremacist hate crime pure and simple.

Burnley123 · 41-45, M

@goliathtree I have seen that and it's in the article. There was no violence on both sides. Its deliberate ambiguity to avoid naming and shaming the alt right who support him:

[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1o6-bi3jlxk]

PS, Richard Spencer is one of the Charlottesville organisers.

goliathtree · 56-60, M

I doubt anything would be adequate.

Burnley123 · 41-45, M

@luckranger71 [quote]@goliathtree : blah blah. He's never been hesitant about identifying Muslims or other minorities in the past. You're parsing. This was a white supremacist hate crime pure and simple.[/quote]

Exaclty

Burnley123 · 41-45, M

@goliathtree Condemning white supremacism and/or terrorism would have been fine, as many Republicans have also said.

luckranger71 · 51-55, M

@Burnley123 Yep. The deniers here are in purposeful denial

Jackaloftheazuresand · 26-30, M

@Burnley123 Trump speaks of the bitterness of the grand scheme, and fights did break out between individuals during the course of events.

luckranger71 · 51-55, M

@goliathtree other than being wrong, you're right. 🙄 Check out Marco Rubio's statement.

Northwest · M

And Ted Cruz, even Ted Cruz. @luckranger71