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Trump backtracks to blame both sides in Charlottesville

President Trump criticizes the takedown of confederate monuments.

08/15/2017

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Trump backtracks to blame both sides in Charlottesville

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President Trump criticizes the takedown of confederate monuments.

President Trump defended the timing and content of his initial statements on the violence in Charlottesville at an impromptu news conference Tuesday -- seeming to backtrack on remarks he made Monday -- after reportedly being frustrated at the coverage of his response. John Yang joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the president’s remarks.

08/15/2017

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