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President Donald Trump On Charlottesville: You Had Very Fine People, On Both Sides | CNBC

CNBC · 1.2M views · 2017-08-15 · 4:08

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A CNBC clip of President Trump's August 2017 press briefing at Trump Tower in which he answers questions about the Charlottesville rally and says there were 'very fine people on both sides'. It is the unedited footage of the remarks.

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Proziam · 2020-12 · Recommendation

Just to add, here's the full clip - [VIDEO] I think everyone should watch this for themselves and decide whether the media's portrayal of what Trump said is reasonable and fair.

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wreath · 2020-11 · Recommendation

He didn't call whites supremacists white people, if you listen to the rest of the sentence, he was referring to the protesters from BOTH sides that they are fine people. And then said that he condemns neo Nazis and white supremacists. I only came across this this morning btw, and I too believed he really did call them fine people.. EDIT: watch this whole thing [VIDEO]

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99_00 · 2020-12 · Reference

>I have personally watched a press conference where Trump said that live on TV in front of millions of people. Thank you for bringing this up. This is the press conference: [VIDEO] At time 1:58 Pres. Trump specifically excludes neo-nazis and white nationalists from his 'fine people' description: "And I'm not talking about the neo-nazis and white nationalists because they should be condemned totally." [VIDEO] You're experiencing a false memory, which is completely normal for anyone, even intelligent, well informed and accomplished people. It's my personal opinion that this false memory was implanted in millions of people by corporate media and big tech.

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