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The president and the alt-right, a test of leadership.

Hello again, I'm a Romanoly, and this is To the Point.

After two days of demands for moral clarity from black leaders to conservative Republican senators, President Trump said this from the White House today.

Racism is evil. He named the Ku Klux Klan and neo-Nazis as repugnant, but what he didn't say could still come back to haunt him.

In Charlottesville over the weekend, white supremacists held their largest

gathering in a generation better organized than ever before. In the open carry state of Virginia,

some law enforcement officials said they were outgunned. Racist leaders claim Mr. Trump's election

has helped their recruiting, but he has yet to fully repudiate a growing movement. We'll look at the challenges

to come. First, there's the news.

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Hello again, Warren. I'll be back with To the Point. From the White House today, President Trump

delivered a new statement on racism, but only after he listed a few of his economic achievements.

Then he turned to this weekend's events in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Racism is evil. And those who cause violence in its name are criminals and thugs, including the KKK,

neo-Nazis, white supremacists, and other hate groups that are repugnant to everything we hold dear

as Americans.

Glenn Thrush is White House correspondent for the New York Times.

Always good to have you with us.

Good to be here.

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