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Here’s The Complete Timeline Of Trump’s Statements on Charlottesville

Michael Qazvini

President Trump’s evolving response to Saturday’s white supremacist terrorist attack in Charlottesville has drawn criticism from both sides of the aisle. Both Republicans and Democrats blasted the president for failing to use his platform on Saturday to call out the violent ideology behind the terrorist attack. By Monday, Trump had changed his tone, calling out the KKK, neo-Nazis and white supremacist groups by name. In between Saturday and Monday, Trump posted a series of tweets about the incident while White House officials went into overdrive to clarify the president’s seemingly ambiguous remarks.

Here’s a complete timeline of Trump’s statements on Charlottesville:

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