White House economic adviser Gary Cohn said the Trump administration “must do better” to condemn neo-Nazis and white nationalists in the wake of the protests in Charlottesville, according to a report.

The former head of Goldman Sachs told the Financial Times that he faced “enormous pressure” to resign after the president’s reaction to the clashes in Virginia that left a 32-year-old woman dead.

President Trump, who faced backlash after blaming “both sides” for the mayhem, later delivered a scripted statement in which he condemned racism. But the following day, he reverted to his earlier stance and said there were “very fine people” on both sides of the violence.

“This administration can and must do better in consistently and unequivocally condemning these groups and do everything we can to heal the deep divisions that exist in our communities,” Cohn told the Financial Times in his first public comments on the issue.

Cohn, who with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is heading Team Trump’s efforts to enact tax reform, seriously considered quitting, according to friends, but decided to stay after speaking with Trump.

“I have come under enormous pressure both to resign and to remain in my current position,” he said.

“As a patriotic American, I am reluctant to leave my post … because I feel a duty to fulfill my commitment to work on behalf of the American people. But I also feel compelled to voice my distress over the events of the last two weeks,” he said.

“Citizens standing up for equality and freedom can never be equated with white supremacists, neo-Nazis and the KKK,” Cohn added.

“As a Jewish American, I will not allow neo-Nazis ranting ‘Jews will not replace us’ to cause this Jew to leave his job. I feel deep empathy for all who have been targeted by these hate groups. We must all unite together against them.”

Asked whether his decision to stay was influenced by the firing of Steve Bannon, the former White House chief strategist with whom he battled over policy, Cohn told the news outlet, “No, my decisions are my own decisions.

“I have to do what is best for me and my family. I have had numerous private conversations with the president on this topic [and] I have not been bashful saying what I think.”