By COLLEEN LONG (Associated Press) WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump on Thursday claimed the 2017 white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, was “nothing” compared to ongoing pro-Palestinian campus protests, the latest instance in which he has downplayed a racist incident that was one of the most criticized moments of his presidency. Speaking in a Manhattan courtroom hallway at the day’s end of his criminal hush money trial, Trump blamed President Joe Biden for student protesters who have set up encampments as they call for a cease-fire in the war Israel launched after Hamas’ Oct.
Trump Downplays Deadly Charlottesville Rally By Comparing It To Campus Protests Over Gaza War
Associated Press, South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 3:50pm
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