ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Maryland’s Republican governor has criticized President Donald J. Trump’s comments blaming “both sides” for racially charged violence in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Hogan made the remarks Wednesday after a meeting of the Board of Public Works, of which he is a member. He says he thinks Trump “made a terrible mistake.”
The Baltimore Sun reports that the governor says Maryland will continue to condemn hatred, bigotry and violence. On Tuesday, he called for the removal of a Confederate monument from the front lawn of the State House.
Hogan says he called Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe over the weekend to offer Maryland’s “full support.”
Hogan is governor in a state with a Democrat-controlled General Assembly.
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Information from: The Baltimore Sun, https://www.baltimoresun.com
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