Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017

The Daily

• Episode: Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017
• Website: The Daily
• Feed URL: http://rss.art19.com/the-daily
• Duration: 00:20:26
• Published: 2017-08-15 11:23

In 2012, a woman asked if the city of Charlottesville, Va., should consider removing a statue of a Confederate general from a local park. That question set off a chain of events that led to the deadly violence on Saturday. Also, President Trump, after two days of equivocal remarks about the violence in Charlottesville, made a new statement on Monday: “Racism is evil.” Guests: Kristin Szakos, a city councillor in Charlottesville, Va.; Glenn Thrush, a White House correspondent for The Times. For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily.