The issue focused on how Trump's response to the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, has allowed white supremacists to draw support from his message.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Aug. 15 that "both sides" were to blame for the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, that left one woman dead and many others injured. (The Washington Post)

[Read the official statement from the White House]

The White House also tried to rebut the argument that its response to the violence is