Trump On Charlottesville Violence: "Bigotry And Violence On Both Sides"

In the aftermath of the white supremacist rally which turned to deadly violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, Donald Trump issued a statement denouncing the "hatred, bigotry and violence on many sides."

It was the nazis' rally that turned violent. Not peace-loving citizens who made today so ugly in Charlottesville.

"We condemn in the strongest possible terms this egregious display of hatred, bigotry and violence on many sides. It's been going on a long time in our country. Not Donald Trump, not Barack Obama. It's been going on for a long, long time."

You'll note that "Not Donald Trump." He made a point to sidestep his own responsibility for stoking these racial flames the past two years.

This hurts my heart as an American. It honest to God hurts that our president can't boldly stand up to this white supremacist hate.

Watch below.

Trump on #Charlottesville: "We condemn in the strongest possible terms this egregious display of hatred, bigotry and violence on many sides" pic.twitter.com/qdvhcnCTpD

— NBC News (@NBCNews) August 12, 2017

BREAKING: AP says UVA Medical Center hospital official says 1 person is dead and 19 injured from the car plowing into a crowd.

— NBC29 (@NBC29) August 12, 2017

If ever there was a time to explicitly condemn white nationalism, it was right now; after THEIR rally turned violent. Trump didn't

— Sam Stein (@samstein) August 12, 2017

The Nazis are celebrating Trump's denouncement of their protesters.

America is over.

— JoeMyGod (@JoeMyGod) August 12, 2017

This is Trump's lowest, most disgraceful day in office.
We should expect worse. https://t.co/bMsFHbOpuA

— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) August 12, 2017

I've been embarrassed about having Trump as President, many times. But no time, worse than today. I'm beyond embarrassed. I'm ashamed.

— Ana Navarro (@ananavarro) August 12, 2017

We should call evil by its name. My brother didn't give his life fighting Hitler for Nazi ideas to go unchallenged here at home. -OGH

— Senator Hatch Office (@senorrinhatch) August 12, 2017

It's painfully clear that the hatred and bigotry in #Charlottesville came from the side with white supremacists marching with Nazi flags.

— Governor Jay Inslee (@GovInslee) August 12, 2017

#Charlottesville

"Hitler did nothing wrong," yells one Nazi White Nationalist at a Black Lives Matter protestor. pic.twitter.com/o08aYOrNUx

— ♀️ The Anti-Trump (@Im_TheAntiTrump) August 12, 2017

No. Not in America. We must be stronger, more determined and more united than ever. Racism and hate have no place here. #charlottesville

— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) August 12, 2017

To be clear: as a nazi rally turns deadly, the president devotes a few sentences to it, blaming "many sides," and then changes the topic.

— Olivia Nuzzi (@Olivianuzzi) August 12, 2017

Wow. This photo of a car striking counter-protestors in #Charlottesville. https://t.co/YaVD2f34vb pic.twitter.com/3s4Sa0UwS8

— Kenneth P. Vogel (@kenvogel) August 12, 2017