Subject: BREAKING NEWS: Trump asks why 'alt-left' not being blamed for Charlottesville violence
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Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2017 14:29:17 -0600
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President Donald Trump on Tuesday doubled down on his initial reaction to a deadly white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, saying there is blame on "both sides," while asking why the "alt-left" isn't also being held accountable for the violent clashes. 
 
"You had a group on one side and you had a group on the other, and they came at each other with clubs and it was vicious and it was horrible, and it was a horrible thing to watch," the president told reporters from the lobby of Trump Tower. "I think there's blame on both sides."
 
Asked about violence from the so-called "alt-right" that had occurred, Trump responded, "What about the alt-left that came charging at the, as you say, the alt-right?" He then asked, "Do they have any semblance of guilt?"
 
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