Leading Republicans call on President Trump to denounce white supremacists after Charlottesville

After blaming Saturday’s violence in Charlottesville on “many sides” and failing to explicitly condemn white supremacists, President Trump quickly drew fire from leading Republicans who demanded he be more blunt, forceful, and presidential in his response. “Mr. President – we must call evil by its name. These were white supremacists and this was domestic terrorism,” Sen.…