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But at least one key Republican remains firmly in his corner.

On Sunday night, Vice President Mike Pencecondemned the violence in Virginia, praised Trumps response to the situation, then slammed the media for its reaction to the presidents statement blamingmany sides instead of white supremacists.

We have no tolerance for hate and violence, white supremacists or neo-Nazis or the KKK, Pence said, according to The Hill. He said Trumpclearly and unambiguously condemned the violence.

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Pence, who is currently in Colombia, also took aim at the press for raising questions about Trumps response after the president not only refused to condemn the neo-Nazis and KKK on Saturday but walked out when reporters asked about white nationalists.

I take issue with the fact that many in the national media spent more time criticizing the presidents words than they did criticizing those that perpetuated the violence to begin with, Pence was quoted as saying.

However, the issue wasnt just raised by the media.

The white supremacists themselves were heartened by Trumps response, with one neo-Nazi website praising it as really, really good.

The White House later issued a second statement about Charlottesville on Sunday that condemned all forms of violence, bigotry and hatred and specifically mentioned white supremacists, KKK, Neo-Nazi and all extremist groups.

That statement was attributed to a spokesperson and not to Trump himself.

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