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Donald Trump: “He was saying that he had pointed out violence on both sides and that there were bad people on both sides.”

On the recordSeptember 13, 2017
He was saying that he had pointed out violence on both sides and that there were bad people on both sides.
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Donald Trump
Republican · Florida

Editor's note · Context

Anderson Cooper reflects on Trump's comments about the violence in Charlottesville.

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