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Gianno Caldwell, a Republican pundit, was skeptical of Donald Trumps original run for president, but he came to be one of Trumps most outspoken supporters. During an interview Wednesday morning on Fox News about President Trumps outrageous press conference, his outlook changed dramatically.

Caldwell was identified as a Republican political analyst, and he was introduced to the segment with a question about the good people on both sides of the debate about the fate of Confederate statues, but he did not take the bait. I come today with a very heavy heart, he started. Last night, I couldnt sleep at all because President Trump, our president, has literally betrayed the conscience of our country.

Caldwell started to tear up as he continued to speak:

The very moral fabric in which weve made progress when it comes to race relations in America? Hes failed us, and its very unfortunate that our president would say things like he did in that press conference yesterdaywhenhe says, There are good people on the side of the Nazis. They werent all Nazis and they werent all white supremacists.Mr. President, good people dont pal around with Nazis and white supremacists. Maybe they dont consider themselves white supremacists and Nazis, but certainly they hold those views. This has become very troubling and for anyone to come on any network and defend what President Trump did and said at that press conference yesterday is completely lost and the potential to be morally bankrupt. Im sorry no, I believe that and Im being very honest as one who has been talking about these issues for a very long time. Im sorry that this is where we are right now. I hope the president learns a lesson from his press conference on yesterday. Its disturbing.

Host Abby Huntsman tried to steer the conversation back to monuments, but Caldwell continued to lambast Trump for failing to be a moral leader on issues of race.

At Trumps fiery press conference Tuesday, he blamed both sides for violence in Charlottesville, including the alt-left, a term that seems to have beeninvented by Fox News Sean Hannity and used by conservatives over the past week to demonize liberals. Trumpestablished a moral equivalency between the white supremacists and the counter-protesters who responded to their gathering. He evendefended the very fine people he thought were there to simply protest the taking down of a statue of Robert E. Lee, who led the Confederate Armys fight to preserve slavery. White nationalists were thrilled by what he said.

Caldwells response to the conference was a significant shift from his usual support for the president.

Following his appearance Wednesday morning, his Twitter feed looked a bit different.

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