As Charlottesville braces for the two-year anniversary of a deadly white nationalist rally, including a car attack that killed a woman, a new video called “The Charlottesville Lie” is scolding the press and defending President Donald Trump for talking about “very fine people.” Hawes Spencer reports.
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Hawes Spencer: The video by conservative non-profit PragerU features CNN commentator Steve Cortes saying the scandal of Charlottesville is not what President Trump said about neo-Nazis:
Steve Cortes: It’s what the media said President Trump said about neo-Nazis.
But University of Virginia political scientist Larry Sabato says Trump has been crystal clear:
Larry Sabato: “Anybody who tries to pretend that he wasn’t encouraging the white nationalists is simply putting their head in the sand.”
Spencer: Sabato says that Trump’s remarks after Charlottesville will go down as among the lowest moments in any American presidency.
In Charlottesville, Hawes Spencer for VPM News