He said that there are good people (or was it fine people, or does it matter, they're just words) on both sides of the argument on whether or not to take down the confederate statues. Not good nazis.
I know there is video of that. It's harder to find than all of the mischaracterizations of his words and chopped video taking things out of context.
President Trump defended the white nationalists who protested in Charlottesville on Tuesday, saying they included “some very fine people,” while expressing sympathy for their demonstration against the removal of a statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee. It was a strikingly different message from the prepared statement he had delivered on Monday, and a reversion to his initial response over the weekend. [Find me the video of him saying "that 'white nationalists' are fine people." This is also an example of disingenuous people using language improperly. Is every white person who is a nationalist a "white nationalist" with all of the implications that the press is attaching to that combinations of words? If I support my country generally and am white, does that make me a "white nationalist" in the context implied?"
"...defending some of the people who marched with torches," says the reporter. Cut to Trump, "You had some very bad people in that group, but you also had people that were very fine people on both sides.
So, was Trump referring to people who marched with torches as the reporter says, those pictured? Or was it just people who did not want the statues down? This is why I want to see the whole video, not just what some reporter says he said and followed by video snippets. He suggests that it is possible that Washington and Jefferson statues may come down. They are both subjects of negative talk these days; their statues may indeed come down.
You may not believe this, but President Trump is occasionally portrayed as something he is not. And by many sides, as there are not just two sides.
He said that there are good people (or was it fine people, or does it matter, they're just words) on both sides of the argument on whether or not to take down the confederate statues. Not good nazis.
I know there is video of that. It's harder to find than all of the mischaracterizations of his words and chopped video taking things out of context.
A little more context:
From The Atlantic
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/08/trump-defends-white-nationalist-protesters-some-very-fine-people-on-both-sides/537012/
President Trump defended the white nationalists who protested in Charlottesville on Tuesday, saying they included “some very fine people,” while expressing sympathy for their demonstration against the removal of a statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee. It was a strikingly different message from the prepared statement he had delivered on Monday, and a reversion to his initial response over the weekend. [Find me the video of him saying "that 'white nationalists' are fine people." This is also an example of disingenuous people using language improperly. Is every white person who is a nationalist a "white nationalist" with all of the implications that the press is attaching to that combinations of words? If I support my country generally and am white, does that make me a "white nationalist" in the context implied?"
ABC News video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxHlrskaFuY
"...defending some of the people who marched with torches," says the reporter. Cut to Trump, "You had some very bad people in that group, but you also had people that were very fine people on both sides.
So, was Trump referring to people who marched with torches as the reporter says, those pictured? Or was it just people who did not want the statues down? This is why I want to see the whole video, not just what some reporter says he said and followed by video snippets. He suggests that it is possible that Washington and Jefferson statues may come down. They are both subjects of negative talk these days; their statues may indeed come down.
You may not believe this, but President Trump is occasionally portrayed as something he is not. And by many sides, as there are not just two sides.