In Trump's White House, Charlottesville was a moment that wasn't

By Kevin Liptak, CNN

Updated 8:13 AM ET, Sat August 11, 2018

Bedminster, New Jersey (CNN)When President Donald Trump declared a year ago that "very fine people" were among the Nazi mobs descending upon Charlottesville, Virginia, the reaction was swift.

John Kelly, his newly installed chief of staff, crossed his arms and hung his head as his boss uttered the fateful words in the marble lobby of Trump Tower. The President's top economic adviser Gary Cohn considered quitting. The corporate titans who comprised his business advisory council stepped down.

Twelve months later, Kelly remains in his job, recently telling staff he plans to stay at least until 2020. Cohn reconciled with the President, resigning only months later after losing an internal battle over tariffs. And on Tuesday, many of the CEOs who rushed to condemn the President dined with him at his New Jersey golf club.

If the President's equivocal reaction to Charlottesville felt like an inflection point a year ago, it's now become one in a string of controversies for the White House that appears to have had few consequences.

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