President Trump held a press conference at Trump Tower during his first trip back since becoming president. Of course, reporters immediately started peppering the president over his previous comments about the violence in Charlottesville and it quickly devolved from there.
President Trump on the timing of his Charlottesville statements: "Making the statement when I made it was excellent" https://t.co/gED3vWa3Bn
— CNN (@CNN) August 15, 2017
A combative Trump went on to invoke George Washington’s status as a slave-owner in Virginia.
President Trump: George Washington was a slave owner. Are going to take down statues of George Washington? https://t.co/F72eiayurx
— CNN (@CNN) August 15, 2017
Never one to not be divisive, the president reiterated his comments from last week by pointing out the violence in Charlottesville was coming from both sides, between white supremacist rally-goers and those protesting it.
President Trump on Charlottesville demonstrations: "You got a lot of bad people in the other group too" https://t.co/VfeoR4mjB0
— CNN (@CNN) August 15, 2017
President Trump on Charlottesville: "What about the alt-left? … Do they have any semblance of guilt?” https://t.co/1tOJpFdxmH
— CNN (@CNN) August 15, 2017
Once again, Trump seems unable to recognize that there is an appropriate time to call out Leftist violence, like the Antifa movement, but in the wake of the death of Heather Heyer after a Neo-Nazi terrorist drove into a group of protesters.
You can read the full transcript of Trump’s presser here.
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