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It seems to me that Trump just tried to blame the left for the violence that happened in Charlottesville, VA. He made it seems like the white supremacists were just defending themselves from the attacking left. He also seemed to be saying the left did not have a right to be at the protest since he claimed they did not have permits. So, he seemed to be blaming the whole event on the left.
Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)Obviously a trump supporter concept. Well, at least now we know for sure where it came from.
virtualobserver
(8,760 posts)Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)I suppose everyone can draw their own conclusions from that, can't they.
virtualobserver
(8,760 posts)we need to keep our focus on where the real danger lies.
Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)m-lekktor
(3,675 posts)The "Horseshoe Theory" nonsense.
Maraya1969
(22,509 posts)WoonTars
(694 posts)It's nothing more than a bullshit right-wing false equivalency...
m-lekktor
(3,675 posts)HopeAgain
(4,407 posts)for hurting their feelings yesterday.
Tommy_Carcetti
(43,224 posts)That is what he did.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,924 posts)There's no such thing as the "alt-left." There's no group on the left that even calls itself that, while "alt-right" is a label some right-wing extremists have been voluntarily using for several years now (so they can avoid being called Nazis, I guess).
uponit7771
(90,370 posts)aquamarina
(1,865 posts)Towlie
(5,329 posts)You've heard of "doubling down", but this is doubling down on the worst hand in blackjack.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)I knew it. I knew he wasn't going to going to abandon his racist base. These are the ONLY people that love him. He needs these people like he needs air.
NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)jmg257
(11,996 posts)Curmudgeoness
(18,219 posts)He actually said the "alt left" came "charging in", "with clubs", "very very violent". So yes, he did blame the left for the violence.
People have to remember what the term "alt left" term means. It started with the alt right people just to try to make liberals look as bad as they are. We shouldn't even be talking about any alt left.
spanone
(135,915 posts)that's our 'president'