President Donald Trump defended his equivocating comments following white nationalist violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 2017, saying Friday that he was referring to supporters of the Confederate general Robert E. Lee when he said there were 'fine people' on both sides.
Washington President Donald Trump defended his equivocating comments following white nationalist violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 2017, saying Friday that he was referring to supporters of the Confederate general Robert E. Lee when he said there were"fine people" on both sides.
"I have answered that question, and if you look at what I said, you will see that question was answered perfectly," Trump said Friday at the White House.He was making the comments a day after former Vice President Joe Biden used the episode as the opening salvo of his presidential campaign.
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