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Charlottesville 'Very Fine People' Statement

After neo-Nazi, “Unite the Right” rally where Heather Heyer was killed, Trump said there were 'very fine people on both sides," widely condemned for creating moral equivalence between white supremacists and counter-protesters.


  • 01Neo-Nazi 'Unite the Right' rally in Charlottesville where Heather Heyer was killed
  • 02Also stated 'I'm not talking about the neo-Nazis and the white nationalists; they should be condemned totally'
  • 03Widely condemned for creating moral equivalence between white supremacists and counter-protesters

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