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The bully pulpit in a divided nation.

Hello again, I'm Armin Almi, and this is To the Point. After condemning Nazis and the Ku Klux Klan on Monday,

President Trump spoke again yesterday of this weekend's violence at the University of Virginia.

He seemed to find moral equivalence between armed white racists supporting Confederate symbols and those who protested.

I think there's blame on both sides, and I have no doubt about it.

David Duke and other white nationalists say they are grateful for those words.

Republicans are almost unanimous in their outrage.

What are the consequences when a president provokes ideas and emotions that go back to the civil war?

Later on today's talking point are Trump appointees dismantling government regulations in secret?

Some of their former employers are

counting on it. First, here's the news.

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Program Fund. Hello again, Warren. I'm back with To the Point. Once again, President

Trump is blaming both sides for this weekend's violence in Charlottesville, Virginia,

legitimizing white supremacy like no other modern president.

We'll hear much more.

Today's talking point, the president is keeping his promise to deregulate industries

are former lobbyists hired to do the job working in secret to avoid charges of conflict

of interest versus news update.

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