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Jun 20, 2024 · In a news conference after the rally protesting the planned removal of a Confederate statue, Trump did say there were "very fine people on both sides," referring to the protesters and the...
Apr 26, 2019 · It was at this press conference that Trump said that "you also had people that were very fine people, on both sides." On April 25, 2019, former Vice President Joe Biden declared his 2020...
- What Happened in Charlottesville and What Did Trump Say in Response?
- Trump's Reply, in Part, Prompted Biden's Campaign
- Our Ruling: Partly False
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In August 2017, white nationalists held a "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesvillein response to the city's decision to remove a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee. The rally escalated and ended in violence, prompting the governor to declare a state of emergency and the National Guard stepping in to help clear the area. After the crowd disp...
When former Vice President Joe Biden announced his candidacy for president in April 2019, he cited Trump's response to Charlottesville as a core reason behind why he chose to run. "With those words, the president of the United States assigned a moral equivalence between those spreading hate and those with the courage to stand against it," Biden sai...
The claims in the post have been rated PARTLY FALSE. Following the 2017 white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Trump did say that there were "very fine people on both sides," when speaking about those who attended the rally in support, and those who demonstrated against it. But the meme misrepresents Trump's statements, because he did not say ...
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Aug 15, 2017 · White House releases official transcript of today's off-the-rails Charlottesville presser. Full transcript after the jump. Q Mr. President, why do you think….
4 days ago · During the first 2024 presidential debate, Biden hit at Trump for saying there were “fine people on both sides” of the 2017 white supremacist rally in Virginia.
May 8, 2020 · “We came to Charlottesville, Virginia, to tell both sides, the far right and the far left, listen, whether we agree with what you have to say or not, we agree with your right to say it, without...
Aug 15, 2017 · President Trump defended the white nationalists who protested in Charlottesville on Tuesday, saying they included “some very fine people,” while expressing sympathy for their demonstration ...
