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TAPPER Joining me now ░░░░░░░░ the mayor of Charlottesville ░░░░░░░░ Michael Signer Mr Mayor ░░░░░░░░ thoughts and prayers are ░░░░░░░░ Charlottesville today SIGNER Thank ░░░░░░░░ TAPPER 19 others were ░░░░░░░░ when that speeding car ░░░░░░░░ apparently deliberately into the ░░░░░░░░ What can you tell ░░░░░░░░ about the condition of ░░░░░░░░ victims SIGNER Well there ░░░░░░░░ a bunch of folks ░░░░░░░░ the hospital I mean ░░░░░░░░ now this is a ░░░░░░░░ that is praying and ░░░░░░░░ I mean we have ░░░░░░░░ people who died yesterday ░░░░░░░░ didn t need to ░░░░░░░░ But you know let ░░░░░░░░ tell you about Charlottesville ░░░░░░░░ is one of the ░░░░░░░░ s truly great cities ░░░░░░░░ is the privilege of ░░░░░░░░ lifetime to be the ░░░░░░░░ of a city like ░░░░░░░░ We re a progressive ░░░░░░░░ modern city but we ░░░░░░░░ also a Southern one ░░░░░░░░ we made a decision ░░░░░░░░ a year and a ░░░░░░░░ ago to finally at ░░░░░░░░ last tell deliberately the ░░░░░░░░ of race in our ░░░░░░░░ to tell to tell ░░░░░░░░ truth And that that ░░░░░░░░ put us on the ░░░░░░░░ It made us a ░░░░░░░░ for a lot of ░░░░░░░░ forces you have seen ░░░░░░░░ have seen here But ░░░░░░░░ got to tell you ░░░░░░░░ democracy has been through ░░░░░░░░ lot in the last ░░░░░░░░ Our city has been ░░░░░░░░ a lot in the ░░░░░░░░ century We have come ░░░░░░░░ this country through McCarthyism ░░░░░░░░ Jim Crow and we ░░░░░░░░ come through stronger than ░░░░░░░░ That is what is ░░░░░░░░ to happen now But ░░░░░░░░ all need to stand ░░░░░░░░ on this new effort ░░░░░░░░ that begins you know ░░░░░░░░ a city like Charlottesville ░░░░░░░░ it should include the ░░░░░░░░ TAPPER You said you ░░░░░░░░ blame for these terrifying ░░░░░░░░ quote right at the ░░░░░░░░ of the White House ░░░░░░░░ the people around the ░░░░░░░░ unquote That is a ░░░░░░░░ is a very strong ░░░░░░░░ to level Why do ░░░░░░░░ think the president himself ░░░░░░░░ responsibility SIGNER Well look ░░░░░░░░ the campaign he ran ░░░░░░░░ mean look at the ░░░░░░░░ courting both on the ░░░░░░░░ hand of all these ░░░░░░░░ supremacists white nationalists a ░░░░░░░░ like that anti Semitic ░░░░░░░░ and then look on ░░░░░░░░ other hand the repeated ░░░░░░░░ to step up condemn ░░░░░░░░ silence you know put ░░░░░░░░ bed all those different ░░░░░░░░ just like we saw ░░░░░░░░ I mean this is ░░░░░░░░ hard There s you ░░░░░░░░ there s two words ░░░░░░░░ need to be said ░░░░░░░░ and over again domestic ░░░░░░░░ and white supremacy That ░░░░░░░░ exactly what we saw ░░░░░░░░ display this weekend And ░░░░░░░░ just aren t seeing ░░░░░░░░ from the White House ░░░░░░░░ certainly are going to ░░░░░░░░ leadership from cities like ░░░░░░░░ from mayors from leaders ░░░░░░░░ around the country left ░░░░░░░░ right Republicans and Democrats ░░░░░░░░ there is an issue ░░░░░░░░ can unite this country ░░░░░░░░ this can be a ░░░░░░░░ point for this democracy ░░░░░░░░ think it just happened ░░░░░░░░ now this weekend in ░░░░░░░░ You know I to ░░░░░░░░ honest it doesn t ░░░░░░░░ much to me whether ░░░░░░░░ s already on the ░░░░░░░░ I think of so ░░░░░░░░ issues But the country ░░░░░░░░ going to move ahead ░░░░░░░░ will be a turning ░░░░░░░░ for the country to ░░░░░░░░ this stuff just like ░░░░░░░░ have overcome these challenges ░░░░░░░░ our past And I ░░░░░░░░ it s happening right ░░░░░░░░ as we speak.