In that statement, Mr. Trump appeared to distance himself from his earlier claims on Saturday that two sides were to blame for the weekend violence. But on Tuesday, Mr. Trump returned to his initial feelings about the subject, which poured out without much prompting from reporters at Trump Tower. I thought what took place was horrible moment for our country, a horrible moment. But there are two sides to the country,” the president said. Mr. Trump said his initial statement on Saturday was shaped by a lack of information about the events on the ground in Charlottesville, even though television statements had been broadcasting images of the violence throughout the morning.

Source: New York Times August 15, 2017 20:24 UTC