Alt-right rallies in Charlottesville, VA

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Trump got combative with reporters today as he seemed to defend the white supremacist protestors and their cause.

Quote:Mr. Trump repeated that assertion on Tuesday, criticizing “alt-left” groups that he claimed were “very, very violent” when they sought to confront the nationalist and Nazi groups that had gathered in Charlottesville, Virginia to protest the removal of a statue of Robert E. Lee from a park. He said there is “blame on both sides.”

“Many of those people were there to protest the taking down of the statue of Robert E. Lee,” Mr. Trump said. “This week, it is Robert E. Lee and this week, Stonewall Jackson. Is it George Washington next? You have to ask yourself, where does it stop?”

Mr. Trump defended those gathered in the park to protest the statue’s removal, saying, “I’ve condemned neo-Nazis. I’ve condemned many different groups. Not all of those people were neo-Nazis, believe me. Not all of those people were white supremacists by any stretch.”

He went on to say that the white supremacists were "being charged at by people with clubs who didn't have permits to protest".


https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/15/us/politics/trump-press-conference-charlottesville.html