Trump Widely Criticized For Once Again Blaming 'Both Sides' In Charlottesville

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August 16, 2017

President Donald Trump stops to listens to questions from members of the media in the lobby of Trump Tower, Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017 in New York. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP)

President Trump is being widely criticized for reiterating, in an impromptu news conference Tuesday, that protesters demonstrating against white supremacists rallying in Charlottesville, Virginia, over the weekend shared blame for the deadly violence and racial tensions that resulted.

Political analysts Angela Rye (@Angela_Rye) and Paris Dennard (@PARISDENNARD) join Here & Now's Robin Young and Jeremy Hobson to discuss.

This segment aired on August 16, 2017.

Trump Widely Criticized For Once Again Blaming 'Both Sides' In Charlottesville

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