Trump loudly insists both sides to blame for Virginia violence

[Common]

When the smoke clears we may find its left wing lunatics that started the violence


(Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump loudly insisted on Tuesday that both left- and right-wing groups used force in the aftermath of a white supremacist rally and that all of the facts were not yet in about street clashes in Charlottesville, Virginia. Trump, taking questions from reporters in the lobby of Trump Tower in New York, reverted to his initial comments on Saturday blaming "many sides" for the violence, but on Monday had explicitly condemned the Ku Klux Klan, neo-Nazi and white supremacist groups.
"They came at each other with clubs ... it was a horrible thing to watch," Trump told reporters at what was supposed to be an announcement and news conference on his administration's infrastructure policy. He said left-wing protesters "came violently attacking the other group."
Trump has faced a storm of criticism from Democrats and members of his own Republican Party over his initial response to the violence around the rally in the Southern college town of Charlottesville. His remarks on Tuesday began a new round of outrage.
"Blaming 'both sides' for #Charlottesville?! No. Back to relativism when dealing with KKK, Nazi sympathizers, white supremacists? Just no," Republican Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen said on Twitter.


http://www.reuters.com/article/us-virginia-protests-idUSKCN1AV0WT

[resister]

Trump stated the obvious, about both sides. Not good enough for the left. He must be a Nazi sympathizer.

It would not matter what he said, they would bitch.

[Captain Obvious]

Here's where snowflakes melt down, under the Bammy administration the side that was favored by the establishment left was labeled the victim. On a regular basis.

Now we finally have a president that says "look, there's contributory negligence" and... well, the left can't have that.

Since hack liberalism is based on double standards and hypocrisy.

[Ethereal]

Headline should read: Trump tells simple and obvious truth, Democrats screech

[Common]

Progressive media liars and pundits have blown the respect of 2/3rds of the country or more.
Its not like everyone doesnt see how they lie bend the truth and not report whatever shows anything liberal in a bad light. The salvation is BLOGS that have exposed the mainstream media for what it is

[Ransom]

Trump stated the obvious, about both sides. Not good enough for the left. He must be a Nazi sympathizer.

It would not matter what he said, they would $#@!.
The Left nor the media would know a Nazi sympathizer if one shat in their coffee. Please.

[Agent Zero]

When the smoke clears we may find its left wing lunatics that started the violence
I think when the smoke clears Mr Trump won't be President. He'll be impeached.

From Trump Tower in New York City, President Trump defends his decision to delay responding to the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia. USA TODAY NETWORK




During a news conference Tuesday, President Trump defended the comment (https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/08/15/donald-trump-returns-new-york-city-first-time-president-wasnt-joyful-homecoming/568752001/) he made Saturday when he said "many sides" were to blame for the violence in Charlottesville, Va., that left one woman dead.
Trump's insistence that both sides were at fault in the clash between white supremacists and protesters caused a major uproar on social media. Comments ranged from the comical to the outraged.




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One good thing about that abomination of a speech: it's now impossible for any Trump supporter to pretend they don't know what he is.
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The President of the United States just made it clear, in case anyone was still unsure, that he is in fact a racist.
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.@RealDonaldTrump (https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump) I was at Dr. King's funeral. I know what that "side" is capable of. You are a disgrace in every possible way.
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Trump must be removed. Republicans, stand up to this obscene man.
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Let Trump ad lib, and his true nature--both his lack of any moral code and his inability to grasp basic social norms--grows painfully clear.
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Trump just made it explicit: Racists and Nazis, I feel your pain.
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All Trump was missing for that speech was a tiki torch.
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Trump totally stepped over the line today. Now the corrupt GOP has no choice but to impeach him when Mueller gives them any legal excuse.
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Trump's frothing statements today put him on the wrong side of history. And importantly, the wrong side of the present and the future.
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POTUS is referring to the torch-carrying crowd on Friday night who chanted “blood and soil” and “Jews will not replace us.”

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Upstairs from where Trump called some Mexicans rapists in kickoff speech, he as Potus declined to call murder of woman in Va terrorism
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Before Donald Trump makes a statement, he likes to know the facts. For examples, see his Twitter.
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After his comments just now, does anyone still give Donald Trump the benefit of the doubt? He is utterly unfit to lead.
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[Ransom]

I gotta think Trump is speaking for so many, he probably stretched his electoral lead in most battleground states.

Trump 2020

[Agent Zero]

From Republicans and Democrats.

http://www.latimes.com/politics/washington/la-na-essential-washington-updates-republicans-in-congress-re-up-their-1502835025-htmlstory.html


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Seems like a good time to re-up these remarks --> https://twitter.com/senorrinhatch/status/897237957165187073 … (https://t.co/TVQEND6gfr)
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One by one, Republicans distanced themselves over the weekend from President Trump's comments that blamed both sides for the violence in Charlottesville, Va.
On Tuesday, they had to do it all over again.
"Good time to re-up," wrote Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, retweeting his Saturday message, which read: "Very important for the nation to hear @potus (https://twitter.com/POTUS) describe events in #Charlottesville (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Charlottesville?src=hash) for what they are, a terror attack by #whitesupremacists (https://twitter.com/hashtag/whitesupremacists?src=hash)."




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The organizers of events which inspired & led to #charlottesvilleterroristattack (https://twitter.com/hashtag/charlottesvilleterroristattack?src=hash) are 100% to blame for a number of reasons. 1/6
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Sen. Dean Heller (http://www.latimes.com/topic/politics-government/government/dean-heller-PEPLT007855-topic.html) of Nevada simply pressed retweet on his Saturday tweet: "Racism, hatred, and violence as a means to an end is unacceptable and shameful. There's no room for it in this country. #Charlottesville (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Charlottesville?src=hash)."
And Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah re-upped his comments from Saturday when he wrote, “We should call evil by its name. My brother didn't give his life fighting Hitler for Nazi ideas to go unchallenged here at home.”



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This is simple: we must condemn and marginalize white supremacist groups, not encourage and embolden them.
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Trump endured days of criticism after he failed to criticize the neo-Nazis and white supremacists who descended on the college town over the weekend in a rally that erupted in violence, leaving one counter-protester dead and a score of others injured.
Trump reversed course Monday in a carefully choreographed statement disavowing the Ku Klux Klan and other racist groups. But Tuesday, he snapped back to his earlier form during unscripted remarks at a news conference in Trump Tower.
Democrats were quicker and louder in their criticism than Republicans, who have labored to figure out how best to handle - or ignore - Trump.
"This is sick," wrote Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.). "The President of the United States just defended neo-Nazis and blamed those who condemn their racism and hate."



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The President of the United States just defended neo-Nazis and blamed those who condemn their racism and hate. This is sick.
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Wrote Sen. Brian Schatz (http://www.latimes.com/topic/politics-government/government/brian-schatz-PEPLT005819-topic.html) (D-Hawaii): "As a Jew, as an American, as a human, words cannot express my disgust and disappointment. This is not my President."



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There has to be room for people of all political stripes among the coalition of the sane. We all need to take our country back together.
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"Charlottesville violence was fueled by one side: white supremacists spreading racism, intolerance & intimidation," tweeted Sen. Tim Kaine (http://www.latimes.com/topic/politics-government/government/timothy-m.-kaine-PEPLT007386-topic.html) (D-Va.). "Those are the facts."
Many Republican lawmakers remain reluctant to criticize the president because they have been elected from states and congressional districts where Trump remains popular.
Over the weekend, though, Trump's failure to take on the neo-Nazis was too much for many Republicans, and Tuesday's repeat seemed to cross a line for some.
Josh Holmes, a former top aide to Senate (http://www.latimes.com/topic/politics-government/government/u.s.-senate-ORGOV0000134-topic.html) Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) who remains close to Senate Republicans, established a clear marker with a quick, critical reaction to Trump's reversal.
"The president just erased yesterday's speech and is now back to Saturday's position on Charlottesville. Unbelievable," he wrote.
"The President did everything he could today to defend and deflect criticism from the Alt-right white supremacist movement. It's a disgrace," tweeted Evan McMullin, a conservative who ran for president as an independent last year.
Some Republicans feel free to speak their minds.
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.), who is retiring after this term, tweeted: "Blaming "both sides" for #Charlottesville (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Charlottesville?src=hash)?! No. Back to relativism when dealing with KKK, Nazi sympathizers, white supremacists? Just no."



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Blaming "both sides" for #Charlottesville (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Charlottesville?src=hash)?! No. Back to relativism when dealing with KKK, Nazi sympathizers, white supremacists? Just no.
4:34 PM - Aug 15, 2017 (https://twitter.com/RosLehtinen/status/897557043330129921)


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Others simply focused elsewhere.
The president's media event at Trump Tower on Tuesday had been intended to showcase his efforts to rebuild the nation's infrastructure.
Oklahoma GOP Sen. James M. Inhofe (http://www.latimes.com/topic/politics-government/government/james-inhofe-PEPLT003160-topic.html) stuck with that message.
"I look forward to continuing to work with the president to remove barriers to improving our nation’s infrastructure," Inhofe tweeted.

[Captain Obvious]

I gotta think Trump is speaking for so many, he probably stretched his electoral lead in most battleground states.

Trump 2020

I wouldn't vote for Trump in 20. Didn't vote for him last November, for a number of reasons.

But I can't say that I'd like to see him reelected just to see snowflakes hurling themselves off of Trump tower.

[resister]

According to one delusional poster, he will be lucky to be in office tomorrow!19414

[Common]

I think when the smoke clears Mr Trump won't be President. He'll be impeached.

From Trump Tower in New York City, President Trump defends his decision to delay responding to the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia. USA TODAY NETWORK




During a news conference Tuesday, President Trump defended the comment (https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/08/15/donald-trump-returns-new-york-city-first-time-president-wasnt-joyful-homecoming/568752001/) he made Saturday when he said "many sides" were to blame for the violence in Charlottesville, Va., that left one woman dead.
Trump's insistence that both sides were at fault in the clash between white supremacists and protesters caused a major uproar on social media. Comments ranged from the comical to the outraged.




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One good thing about that abomination of a speech: it's now impossible for any Trump supporter to pretend they don't know what he is.
4:53 PM - Aug 15, 2017 (https://twitter.com/jk_rowling/status/897561899231043585)


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.@realDonaldTrump (https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump), you are embarrassing our country and the millions of Americans who fought and died to defeat Nazism.
6:06 PM - Aug 15, 2017 (https://twitter.com/SenSanders/status/897580346379829250)


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The President of the United States just made it clear, in case anyone was still unsure, that he is in fact a racist.
4:36 PM - Aug 15, 2017 (https://twitter.com/jonfavs/status/897557667585040384)


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.@RealDonaldTrump (https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump) I was at Dr. King's funeral. I know what that "side" is capable of. You are a disgrace in every possible way.
6:42 PM - Aug 15, 2017 (https://twitter.com/MrGeorgeWallace/status/897589256612265984)


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Trump must be removed. Republicans, stand up to this obscene man.
6:00 PM - Aug 15, 2017 (https://twitter.com/StephenKing/status/897578693454958594)


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Let Trump ad lib, and his true nature--both his lack of any moral code and his inability to grasp basic social norms--grows painfully clear.
5:57 PM - Aug 15, 2017 (https://twitter.com/GeorgeTakei/status/897577892221145088)


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Trump is exactly, obviously who he has always been, which is the same person @SpeakerRyan (https://twitter.com/SpeakerRyan) and his pals sold out the country to support.
5:46 PM - Aug 15, 2017 (https://twitter.com/jonlovett/status/897575217945604096)


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Trump just made it explicit: Racists and Nazis, I feel your pain.
4:28 PM - Aug 15, 2017 (https://twitter.com/DavidCornDC/status/897555723076329472)


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4:31 PM - Aug 15, 2017 (https://twitter.com/jimmykimmel/status/897556355762069505)


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All Trump was missing for that speech was a tiki torch.
5:45 PM - Aug 15, 2017 (https://twitter.com/cmonstah/status/897574901367918592)


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Trump totally stepped over the line today. Now the corrupt GOP has no choice but to impeach him when Mueller gives them any legal excuse.
5:42 PM - Aug 15, 2017 (https://twitter.com/Thom_Hartmann/status/897574361883959296)


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Trump's frothing statements today put him on the wrong side of history. And importantly, the wrong side of the present and the future.
6:45 PM - Aug 15, 2017 (https://twitter.com/secupp/status/897589980909928448)


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POTUS is referring to the torch-carrying crowd on Friday night who chanted “blood and soil” and “Jews will not replace us.”

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Upstairs from where Trump called some Mexicans rapists in kickoff speech, he as Potus declined to call murder of woman in Va terrorism
4:47 PM - Aug 15, 2017 (https://twitter.com/maggieNYT/status/897560419010838530)


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Before Donald Trump makes a statement, he likes to know the facts. For examples, see his Twitter.
5:54 PM - Aug 15, 2017 (https://twitter.com/Wieneraaron/status/897577234545770496)


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Recognize: What Trump is saying isn't new. He's literally parroting what's being said on right-wing radio, alt-right Twitter and Fox News.
4:27 PM - Aug 15, 2017 (https://twitter.com/GoAngelo/status/897555460844376065)


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After his comments just now, does anyone still give Donald Trump the benefit of the doubt? He is utterly unfit to lead.
4:31 PM - Aug 15, 2017 (https://twitter.com/pierre/status/897556398984151040)


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Stop trolling all that twitter bullshit

[Ransom]

I so enjoy the Leftist pain. What Agent Zero's Nov 8th living room looked like must have been classic.

:loser:

[Tahuyaman]

Trump loudly insists both sides to blame for Virginia violence
Thats true, but I guess it's offensive to point that out.