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Trump Defends His ‘Both Sides’ Charlottesville Remarks: I Answered ‘Perfectly’

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“I was talking about people who went because they felt very strongly about the statue of Robert E. Lee.”

Pilar Melendez
Pilar Melendez 

Senior National Reporter

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Pilar Melendez

Pilar Melendez

Senior National Reporter

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