Trump: There is ‘blame on both sides’ of Charlottesville violence

Published August 15, 2017 8:33pm ET



President Trump decried on Tuesday the “alt-left” for their violent contributions to the weekend demonstrations in Charlottesville, Va., saying there is “blame on both sides.”

“What about the alt-left that came charging at, as you say, at the alt-right? Do they have any assemblage of guilt?” Trump told reporters at Trump Tower. “What about the fact that they came charging with clubs in their hands swinging clubs? Do they have any problem? I think they do. That was a horrible, horrible day.”

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