'Alt-left' charged at 'alt-right,' Trump says, again placing blame for Charlottesville

LAT ^ | 8/15/17 | Noah Bierman

[ColdOne]

President Trump’s planned infrastructure announcement unraveled into chaos as he all but erased any credit he got on Monday for condemning white supremacists for the deadly confrontation in Charlottesville, Va.

Trump said it was “a horrible day” but said several times that counter-protesters were not getting enough scrutiny for their role in the confrontation and emphasized his belief that many of the protesters who joined with white nationalists were innocent.

“What about the 'alt-left' that came charging at, as you say, the 'alt-right'? Do they have any semblance of guilt?” Trump said. “They came charging with clubs in their hands,” he said of the counter-protesters.

Trump effectively reopened the debate — saying "there is blame on both sides" — despite insistence from politicians in both parties that white supremacists and other racists deserved to be singled out.

“You had a group on one side that was bad, and you had a group on the other side that was violent. Nobody wants to say that, but I’ll say that,” he said.

[2ndDivisionVet]

"....despite insistence from politicians in both parties that white supremacists and other racists deserved to be singled out."

Yes, the GOPe Surrender Caucus, the far-left Democrats and the further-left Democrats.

[Bodleian_Girl]

Marchers with permit who were forced out of the park being chased by the Alt-left Antifa’s with clubs: https://streamable.com/svxcr

[Bodleian_Girl]

Video: https://streamable.com/svxcr

[Nifster]

Good for Trump. Keep telling the truth

[Rome2000]

The “reporters” should be rounded up and thrown in prison.

At this point, they represent a real threat to national security.

[ConservativeMind]

GO TRUMP!

[arthurus]

THAT’S HERESY! in the Progressivist Church.

[Terry L Smith]

The folks standing at the monument to protect it, were not at fault.

The clowns that came later, including the so-called klan, blm, and antifa ARE the culprits.

The folks protecting the monument, as I see it, were NOT any so-called supremacists.

Besides antifa, blm, you now have the GD mohasmmedans telling Americans that their statues have to go.

There is a moment coming, when some damn fool, from somewhere else, is going to show up in front of, or to the side of the antifa-blm-mohammedan crowd with a fully functional fully automatic weapon, or two or thre dot dot dot. Part of me says it couldn’t happen to a nicer bunch of folks, and the other part of me dreads that happening to ANY folks, ‘cause those bullets don’t usually stop at the first impacted person.

[binreadin]

Listening to the Fox News 5 pm EST idiots bash Trump right now. Where is Eric Bolling?!! I'm so sick of this BS—these people are just simply idiots. Once Hannity and Tucker are forced out I won't be able to stomach the channel at all. And this includes you, Judge Janine, for wanting to charge the march organizers for the VA State Police helicopter crash. White people have a right to protest as much as anyone else, and what Trump said was absolutely right. There were decent people in that march as well who were against the bullying of the leftist fascists in our own nation.

[fishtank]

It's CTRL-LEFT.

[arthurus]

Soros was apparently paying the White Nationalists’ leaders, too, and perhaps some of their minions. The “leaders’” have histories of supporting Obama and Sanders.

[Travis McGee]

Actually, a line of Va State Police behind riot shields pushed the permitted rally attenders out onto the street that was occupied by Antifa, guaranteeing a brawl. It was intentional. The vehicular homicide would never have happened if the VSP had just sent the ralliers out of the park to the empty north.

[Bodleian_Girl]

The journalist on TWITTER asked the Democrat Governor Terry McAuliffe to condemn leftist & Antifa violence and the governor refused to comment.

"Live from Twitter."

[Impala64ssa]

To be Antifa and White Supremacists are ONE..they both have the same agenda..actually wait I take that back..Antifa and ISIS are one..

Here's something they can all come together on and sing Kumbaya. Jew hatred, not just for nazis and klansmen anymore.

[JonPreston]

That’s the DJT I voted for!

[Bodleian_Girl]

Bookmark.

[Lurking Libertarian]

Which side brought masks, baseball bats, clubs to a peaceful protest?

Which side was armed with semi-automatic rifles?

[the OlLine Rebel]

It’s clear there was fighting amongst them. What is not clear is who was doing most of it, or starting it.

How about a crowd count, on each side, for starters?

I’m still not clear who was beating on whom or what because I can’t read anything.

Except a sign at the “quiet” protest at the park with the statue, behind the “shield” guys - “pro-white, not hate”.

[TalBlack]

Trump should say to certain “journalists: “If there is no discernable benefit to this constitutional republic by your presence here as a member of “the fourth estate” I see no reason to have you here. Hand in your credentials and get the hell out”.

[freedomjusticeruleoflaw]

Mind-bendingly stupid.