President Trump on Tuesday reverted to blaming "both sides" for the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, over the weekend, when white supremacist demonstrators clashed with anti-racist counter-protesters in escalating incidents that resulted in the death of a woman.
On Saturday, Trump addressed the violence, saying he condemned "this egregious display of hatred, bigotry, and violence, on many sides." His remarks immediately drew criticism because he failed to directly mention the race-based nature of the protests and equated the white supremacists with the counter-protestors; on Monday, he ostensibly righted that wrong when he referred by name to "the KKK, neo-Nazis, and white supremacists," saying their views "have no place in America."
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In response to Trump's combative Tuesday stance, one notable figure expressed his approval: white nationalist and former Ku Klux Klan grand wizard David Duke, who thanked Trump for his "honesty and courage" in declining to pin the entirety of the blame on white supremacists. Read his message below. Kimberly Alters
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