Posted on 08/15/2017 2:03:08 PM PDT by 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.
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Antifa and BLM should not have been permitted anywhere near Lee Park. They had no permit to be in the area and it was clear that they intended to physically attack the group that was lawfully scheduled to assemble.
The responsibility for what happened, including the death of the young woman, is 100% on the Governor of Virginia, the Mayor of Charlottesville, and the Chief of Police. I hope they all get sued into bankruptcy.
How many were discharged?
Are you opposed to the 2nd amendment?
The right to carry?
lurkers are starting to trouble me.
I am so proud of OUR PRESIDENT!
Thank GOD for Donald J. Trump.
President Trump gave it right back to the media in Spades!
All the President has to do to cause media apoplexy is tell the truth as he sees it; they simply cannot handle it! Great job DJT!
That flyer is some great Lefty Fascist work there.
Violent, Anti-Semitic, AND filled with typos.
Big Anti American Media: Don't call ANTIFA and BLM racist and violent. If you do, we will call you racist. Do you understand Mr. Trump?
Trump: Nope!!
Were any shots fired by either side? If it was legal to carry a rifle at a permitted protest and it was not used for any illegal purpose, then so what? The Leftist thugs OTOH, brought their weapons (chains, bats, etc...) for the purpose of doing violence. That’s my opinion.
Which side brought masks, baseball bats, clubs to a peaceful protest?
Which side was armed with semi-automatic rifles?
WHICH ONES WERE not legal
The Justice dept needs to bring Rudi in and file racketeering charges against the gov officials
This is why their ratings are in the tank. Leftists still tune into the real leftists on MSNBC and CNN, and the conservatives left due to FNC sharp left turn.
They have nobody.
great pic tm, it needs to go far and wide thanks
These reporters are worse than the KKK and BLM.
They keep feeding the beast.
T'was a thing of beauty, thanks for the heads-up.
I want the street fighter, !&%$ the politician....
This is war.
I would hate to be in a news van with a flat tire on the shoulder of the road in the dark of night.
Thank you, Mr. President!
You have the intelligence to see reality as it is and the strength of your own convictions.
Apparently the folks who passed the background check... unless they were all acquired through the mythical gunshow loophole.
That poster is BS agitprop. “Heeb masters” is no way Lefty speak. Don’t fall for low rent disinformation.
Agreed!
Ya. Who has been burning cars, destroying property, and even attempted murder (looking for Republicans to kill).
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