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Wednesday, August 16, 2017
Former US presidents Bush condemn bigotry, anti-Semitism
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleFormer US presidents George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush on Wednesday issued a tough joint statement condemning racial bigotry and anti-Semitism, in a veiled rebuke of Donald Trump.
Yesterday, Trump sparked a political firestorm when he said that counter-protesters appeared to be equally to blame for violence over the weekend at a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.
“America must always reject racial bigotry, anti-Semitism and hatred in all forms,” the father-son former presidents say in a statement issued from Kennebunkport, Maine, where they have a family home.
joint statement from @GeorgeHWBush and George W. Bush: pic.twitter.com/ytXTpjbxcI
— Kate Bennett (@KateBennett_DC) August 16, 2017
The statement does not mention Trump by name.
— AFP
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