Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) ripped into President Trump Thursday for his response to violence at a white supremacist rally in Virginia, joining a host of other GOP lawmakers who have criticized the president for his remarks.

“Anything less than complete & unambiguous condemnation of white supremacists, neo-Nazis, and the KKK by the @POTUS is unacceptable. Period,” Sullivan said in a tweet.

Anything less than complete & unambiguous condemnation of white supremacists, neo-Nazis, and the KKK by the @POTUS is unacceptable. Period. — SenDanSullivan (@SenDanSullivan) August 17, 2017

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Trump drew criticism for his initial remarks following the white supremacist rally after it was confirmed that one person had been killed and 19 were injured after a car plowed into a group of counterprotesters. Trump condemned the “egregious display of hatred” at the rally but didn’t mention a specific group and placed the blame on “many sides.”

Trump then doubled down on that assertion in an impromptu press conference at Trump Tower on Tuesday, where he said he wanted to “know the facts” before calling out neo-Nazis and the Ku Klux Klan.



He also pointed at liberal counterprotesters at the rally, whom he called the “alt-left,” saying they shared blame for the violence.

“What about the alt-left that came charging at the — as you say, the alt-right?” Trump asked. “Do they have any semblance of guilt? What about the fact they came charging with clubs in their hands, swinging clubs? Do they have any problem? I think they do. As far as I am concerned, that was a horrible, horrible day.”



Republican lawmakers have blasted Trump in the days following his remarks on Charlottesville. A number of prominent Republicans, including Speaker Paul Ryan Paul Davis RyanKenosha will be a good bellwether in 2020 At indoor rally, Pence says election runs through Wisconsin Juan Williams: Breaking down the debates MORE (R-Wis.) rebuked Trump’s remarks.

"We must be clear,” Ryan said on Twitter. “White supremacy is repulsive. This bigotry is counter to all this country stands for. There can be no moral ambiguity.”