<sod >Pressured by advisers, the President had taken a step back from the dispute on Monday, two days after he had enraged many by declining to single out white supremacists and neo-Nazis, and condemned those extremist groups.< eod>< sod > Pressured by advisers, the President had taken a step back from the dispute on Monday and condemned far-right extremist groups, two days after he had enraged many by declining to single out white supremacists and neo-Nazis.< eod>