You read that diary title right.
Donald Trump’s Charlottesville statement on Saturday (which Trump prepared), was similar to his statement on Monday—he chose not read it on Saturday so he wouldn't alienate his Neo-Nazi base.
I don't use alt-right, because these people who Trump courts as his base are Neo-Nazis. Hate mongers, despicable people. This is what Trump wants as his base of supporters.
Trump changing his remarks is further proof this base of hate is what he reaches out to and he wants their support. Trump is despicable.
But the White House’s slow-footed response, which played out over three days, fit a broader pattern that has hobbled the president before. Pushed to condemn some of the ugly factions of the alt-right made prominent by his candidacy, Trump has fallen back on the same tactic: delay, delay, delay.
In fact, Trump had a written statement on Saturday that was similar in tone and substance to the one he delivered on Monday, according to a senior White House adviser. But the president veered from those prepared remarks.
Political analysts said Trump’s drawn-out response was part of a double game — an effort to avoid alienating part of his base followed quickly by a pivot to tamp down the outrage.
“He feels he can keep his base happy by being mute for 48 hours, and then he can come in and mute the so-called mainstream media world,” said presidential historian Douglas Brinkley.