Donald J. Trump retracted his first statement about the violence in Charlottesville. But it’s not the first time he backtracks under criticism. Here is an overview!
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00:00We condemn in the strongest possible terms this egregious display of hatred,
00:06bigotry, and violence on many sides. On many sides.
00:30Certainly, I would disavow if I thought there was something wrong, but you may have groups
00:43in there that are totally fine and it would be very unfair. So give me a list of the groups
00:47and I'll let you know.
00:48Okay. I mean, I'm just talking about David Duke and the Ku Klux Klan here, but.
00:52I don't know. Honestly, I don't know. David Duke wasn't even like a naked follow these
01:01anti-Semitic.
01:02I don't know about that. I don't know anything about that. You mean your message to the fans
01:05of mine? Suppose that fans of yours posting these angry. You'll have to talk to them.
01:11Your message to these fans is.
01:13I don't have a message to the fans.
01:14You want the support of these white national groups who say they support you, Mr. President?
01:18Have you denounced them strongly enough?
01:20A cartel of people. Would you call that terrorism, sir?