Dem Sen. Jones: Trump ‘Needs to Do More’ to Denounce Hate

On Wednesday’s broadcast of CBS’ “Late Show,” Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) stated that President Trump “needs to do more” to denounce hatred.

Host Stephen Colbert said, “[M]any are saying that while the president himself does not condone violence, he doesn’t denounce white nationalism or white supremacy, and that gives a tacit platform to these views, which can lead to violence.”

Jones responded, “Absolutely. I was watching Chris Hayes last night, and Chris said the same thing. You know, he’s absolutely right. There’s a part of his base that’s very active and very engaged with him, but he needs to do more. The other — the flip side of that is, the president has such a following, he has such a base, he could really lead us into a better place, and that’s what he needs to do, and not worry about those jacklegs that are spewing this hate and this white supremacy.”

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