President Trump got into a heated exchange with reporters over last weekend’s violence in Virginia during an impromptu press conference at Trump Tower originally intended to cover the President’s infrastructure proposal.
When asked why he didn’t condemn the deadly violence in Charlottesville, a defensive Trump defended his initial response – telling reporters he needed to “know the facts” before condemning specific groups of aggressors, and stating that there was “blame on both sides” for the violent clashes which unfolded throughout the day.
“I didn’t wait long” to condemn the violence, Trump said, adding “I wanted to make sure, unlike most politicians, that what I said was correct – not make a quick statement.”
Getting into it
When a reporter parroted John McCain’s claim that the ‘alt-right’ was behind the violence, Trump stopped her in her tracks – asking her to define ‘alt-right,’ before asking her what responsibility the ‘alt-left’ “that came charging in without a permit” had “Do they have any semblance of guilt?” Trump asked, “What about the fact that they came charging with clubs in their hands? As far as I’m concerned, that was a horrible, horrible, day.”
Trump: "What about the alt-left that came charging … with clubs in their hands swinging clubs?" https://t.co/06QJt76054 pic.twitter.com/4h81CIrCFp
— Yahoo News (@YahooNews) August 15, 2017
Trump then said “the statement I made on Saturday, the first statement, was a fine statement, but you don’t make statements that direct unless you know the fact. It takes a little while to get the facts. You still don’t know the facts. And it’s a very, very important process to me. And it’s a very important statement. So I don’t want to go quickly and just make a statement for the sake of making a political statement. I want to know the facts.”
Monumental defense
When a reporter asked about the merit of maintaining a statue to Robert E. Lee, Trump got extra-spicy – asking if monuments to George Washington and Thomas Jefferson should be taken down. “How ’bout Thomas Jefferson, what do you think of Thomas Jefferson – you like him? Are we going to take down his statue? Cause he was a major slave owner”
“You’re changing history, you’re changing culture”
In fiery press conference, Trump asks if monuments to George Washington will fall next https://t.co/gLqE7s7Vn1 pic.twitter.com/h4qXaiAhVO
— Yahoo News (@YahooNews) August 15, 2017
Defense of Bannon
When asked about Steve Bannon’s thoughts, Trump said “I like Mr. Bannon, he’s a friend of mine. But he came on very late… I like him, he’s a good man, he is not a racist – I can tell you that. He’s a good person. We’ll see what happens with Mr. Bannon.”
Trump defends Steve Bannon, says he's "a good man … not a racist" https://t.co/ieMluMPpXG pic.twitter.com/gXgJPCKszK
— Yahoo News (@YahooNews) August 15, 2017
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Michael Savage went ape shit. Thought it was his best presser ever.
It is not hyperbole when I say that I have never, never, never seen so many long daggers on both sides of the isle than I have since this storyline began. I truly don’t understand what anyone in the GOP has to gain by enabling this false narrative against Trump, but there seems to be a good many of them that are just too happy to grasp for anything the takes him down. Anti-establishment candidate indeed. The establishment seems to want him dead and gone even if they have to destroy everything in their path to do it. I think we’re getting close to a Barabbas moment here.
Fuck all you motherfucking fascists.
Triggered by Trumph ? Eat shit.
mistermoe…….what exactly is a fascist ? If you look in a Webster’s dictionary pre 2008 it one thing, in 2011 it’s another………care to comment ? Also read this you fuk’n ANTIFAG
https://www.market-ticker.org/akcs-www?post=232302
The Orange God is changing the game. You Libtards are on notice. Deal with it.
He certainly comes across like a major looooser but I think I have to side with Trump on this one. The so-called alt-left has more than just some blame here.
It’s not illegal to be a dick bag racist in this country and shutting down free speech can only lead to a race to the bottom.
these good people on the right were there to protest the removal of a statue dedicated to someone who wanted to fight to maintain their god-given right to retain slaves and beat, lynch and murder them as property if they felt so inclined. These people are the best of the best and shouldn’t be stained by marching in the midst of nazi flag waving, swastika waving, zeig heiling, jew-hating fascists. How were they (those good people on the right) to know that these (aforementioned flag waving, unhooded, tiki torchers) were bad people. And the left didn’t have their 1st amendment permits in place. Sad.