Varadkar criticises Trump’s Charlottesville response

Taoiseach told The Sunday Business Post there was no place for white supremacy, racism and neo-Nazis in the 21st century

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has hit out at Donald Trump’s much-criticised response to the violent protests

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has hit out at Donald Trump’s much-criticised response to the violent protests by white supremacists and neo-Nazis in the US last weekend.

The US president drew widespread condemnation last week when he blamed both sides for the violent unrest in Charlottesville, Virginia, which left one protester dead and 19 others injured.

When asked about Trump’s comments this weekend, Varadkar told The Sunday Business Post there was no place for white ...