supremacists and people like ms. heyer he went on to say. such a disgusting lie. he just can't forget his election trouncing. the people of south carolina will remember. all that is coming as the president is increasingly sensitive, isolated from republicans, but also business leaders. >> reporter: president trump defiant in the wake of a growing backlash over his combative response to deadly violence at a white supremacy rally in charlottesville. >> jews will not replace us. >> i think there's blame on both size, and i have no doubt about it. >> reporter: two sources tell cnn the president is moving forward without regret, believing firmly that the media and east coast elites are unfairly upset about his remarks. >> what about the alt left that came charging at the, as you say, the alt right? do they have any semblance of guilt? >> reporter: the president's words have caused a major break between him and two of the nation's top business leaders.

one of the ones who directly confronted the president. the president fought back this morning with these tweets saying publicity seeking lindsey graham falsely stated i said there's moral equivalency between the kkk, neo-nazis and white supremacists and people like ms. heyer he went on to say. such a disgusting lie. he just can't forget his election trouncing. the people of south carolina