Donald Trump blames both sides for Charlottesville violence

“The hatred and division in America must stop as we are all Americans first,” the U.S. President said earlier

August 16, 2017 01:33 pm | Updated 01:45 pm IST - New Delhi

The United States President Donald Trump said that both sides of the clashes contributed to the violence which happened in a white supremacists rally in Charlottesville, Virginia over the weekend.

As per a Washington Post report, Mr. Trump said the events were horrible thing to watch, but he emphasised that both sides of the clashes contributed to the violence.

Earlier, Mr. Trump had condemned the violence in Charlottesville saying that “the hatred and division in America must stop as we are all Americans first.”

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