Tim Scott: Trump’s ‘moral authority is compromised’ after latest Charlottesville comments

Published August 17, 2017 9:43pm ET



Sen. Tim Scott said Thursday that President Trump had lost “moral authority” in the aftermath of the weekend violence in Charlottesville, Va., according to a report.

“I’m not going to defend the indefensible,” the South Carolina Republican told Vice News, referring to the president’s comments about the deadly unrest at a Unite the Right rally held in the Virginia city Saturday. “[Trump’s] comments on Monday were strong. His comments on Tuesday started erasing the comments that were strong.”

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