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I did watch it. He didn't. There were audible gasps in the room when he refused. Literally everyone I know who saw it had the same reaction. I'm not going to st

I did watch it. He didn't. There were audible gasps in the room when he refused. Literally everyone I know who saw it had the same reaction. I'm not going to stand for this revisionist history.

Consultant32452 6y ago
https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/world-us-canada-53858940 https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/world-us-canada-53858940 >According to a transcript of a press conference on 15 August, President Trump did say - when asked about the presence of neo-Nazis at the rally - "you had some very bad people in that group, but you also had people that were very fine people, on both sides." During the same press conference, Mr Trump went on to say "I'm not talking about the neo-Nazis and the white nationalists, because they should be condemned totally."
- question000 6y ago
  How about you link to the actual transcript https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-infrastructure/ https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-pres... Which clearly has nothing to do with the actual issue being discussed. Trump just suddenly throws this in that line at a totally unrelated contractor permitting press conference for one sentence. It's really crazy, if Trump says one thing to the people of Charlottesville and a totally contradictory thing later in the most obscure circumstance, are we to give him the benefit of the doubt? I don't, there is no doubt.
  - Consultant32452 6y ago
    I see, in a later press conference, after he'd given a full throated condemnation of white supremacy, someone asked him about his fine people comment and he reaffirms his belief that there were people supporting the statue. Again, something that could be false. The idea that literally dozens of times he directly and clearly denounced white white supremacy, that he practically couldn't shut up for four years about all the great things he was doing for black people, that he passed the criminal justice reform bill, that he funded historically black colleges more than any administration in history, that he created opportunity zones to bring investment into black communities... He's going around the country bragging about these things constantly, but his off the cuff response in a press conference where he reaffirms his belief that there were some non-racist statue supporters... That's when the real truth came out, that was his big signal to the white supremacists that he was on their side in spite of significant policies and repeatedly proclaiming the opposite. That's a wild belief.
    - question000 6y ago
      Trump didn't create "opportunity zones" for black people. He didn't fund historically black colleges. He didn't pass a crime reform bill. He didn't denounce white supremacy. He just lied about these things and you believe him. Where are these opportunity zones? Where are these educational opportunities, where was the crime reform, a fantasy. You are taking a known lier at face value. Why? I can just easily dismiss anything you say because Trump accomplished nothing all empty words.
      - Consultant32452 6y ago
        Here's a list of the grants provided to opportunity zones. https://www.eda.gov/opportunity-zones/data-disclaimer/ https://www.eda.gov/opportunity-zones/data-disclaimer/ Signed a bill instituting permanent funding for HBCUs. https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2019-12-19/trump-signs-bill-restoring-funding-for-black-colleges https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2019-12-19/tru... >And under the Trump administration, federal funding for HBCUs has increased by more than $100 million over the last two years, a 17% increase since 2017. https://www.usnews.com/news/education-news/articles/2019-09-10/trump-to-hbcu-leaders-no-one-has-done-more-for-you-than-me https://www.usnews.com/news/education-news/articles/2019-09-... The criminal justice reform bill was called the First Step Act. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Step_Act https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Step_Act
        question000 6y ago
        Trump basically neutered every single thing you mentioned. It's a total joke, shooting down these bills then taking credit for them. Use your critical thinking skills.
        Consultant32452 6y ago
        First you said he didn't do them, now you're admitting he was publicly bragging about helping black people. Progress.

I did watch it. He didn't. There were audible gasps in the room when he refused. Literally everyone I know who saw it had the same reaction. I'm not going to stand for this revisionist history.

Consultant32452 6y ago

https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/world-us-canada-53858940 https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/world-us-canada-53858940 >According to a transcript of a press conference on 15 August, President Trump did say - when asked about the presence of neo-Nazis at the rally - "you had some very bad people in that group, but you also had people that were very fine people, on both sides." During the same press conference, Mr Trump went on to say "I'm not talking about the neo-Nazis and the white nationalists, because they should be condemned totally."

question000 6y ago
How about you link to the actual transcript https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-infrastructure/ https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-pres... Which clearly has nothing to do with the actual issue being discussed. Trump just suddenly throws this in that line at a totally unrelated contractor permitting press conference for one sentence. It's really crazy, if Trump says one thing to the people of Charlottesville and a totally contradictory thing later in the most obscure circumstance, are we to give him the benefit of the doubt? I don't, there is no doubt.
- Consultant32452 6y ago
  I see, in a later press conference, after he'd given a full throated condemnation of white supremacy, someone asked him about his fine people comment and he reaffirms his belief that there were people supporting the statue. Again, something that could be false. The idea that literally dozens of times he directly and clearly denounced white white supremacy, that he practically couldn't shut up for four years about all the great things he was doing for black people, that he passed the criminal justice reform bill, that he funded historically black colleges more than any administration in history, that he created opportunity zones to bring investment into black communities... He's going around the country bragging about these things constantly, but his off the cuff response in a press conference where he reaffirms his belief that there were some non-racist statue supporters... That's when the real truth came out, that was his big signal to the white supremacists that he was on their side in spite of significant policies and repeatedly proclaiming the opposite. That's a wild belief.
  - question000 6y ago
    Trump didn't create "opportunity zones" for black people. He didn't fund historically black colleges. He didn't pass a crime reform bill. He didn't denounce white supremacy. He just lied about these things and you believe him. Where are these opportunity zones? Where are these educational opportunities, where was the crime reform, a fantasy. You are taking a known lier at face value. Why? I can just easily dismiss anything you say because Trump accomplished nothing all empty words.
    - Consultant32452 6y ago
      Here's a list of the grants provided to opportunity zones. https://www.eda.gov/opportunity-zones/data-disclaimer/ https://www.eda.gov/opportunity-zones/data-disclaimer/ Signed a bill instituting permanent funding for HBCUs. https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2019-12-19/trump-signs-bill-restoring-funding-for-black-colleges https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2019-12-19/tru... >And under the Trump administration, federal funding for HBCUs has increased by more than $100 million over the last two years, a 17% increase since 2017. https://www.usnews.com/news/education-news/articles/2019-09-10/trump-to-hbcu-leaders-no-one-has-done-more-for-you-than-me https://www.usnews.com/news/education-news/articles/2019-09-... The criminal justice reform bill was called the First Step Act. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Step_Act https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Step_Act
      - question000 6y ago
        Trump basically neutered every single thing you mentioned. It's a total joke, shooting down these bills then taking credit for them. Use your critical thinking skills.
        Consultant32452 6y ago
        First you said he didn't do them, now you're admitting he was publicly bragging about helping black people. Progress.