Romney Slams Trump's Latest Charlottesville Comments

Mitt Romney on Tuesday rejected President Donald Trump's statement "both sides" were responsible for the violence in Charlottesville, Va.

No, not the same. One side is racist, bigoted, Nazi. The other opposes racism and bigotry. Morally different universes.

— Mitt Romney (@MittRomney) August 16, 2017

"Morally different universes," said Romney.

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., made similar comments on Twitter.

There's no moral equivalency between racists & Americans standing up to defy hate& bigotry. The President of the United States should say so

— John McCain (@SenJohnMcCain) August 16, 2017

Trump held an impromptu press conference at Trump Tower where he doubled down on his initial statement regarding the violence in Charlottesville, Va., and blamed "many sides" for it, which started when white nationalists clashed with counter protestors.

The president also slammed the "alt-left" for violently confronting the white nationalist groups.

"What about the fact they came charging — that they came charging, with clubs in their hands, swinging clubs? Do they have any problem? I think they do," said Trump when a reporter said McCain stated the alt-right was behind the attacks. "So, you know, as far as I'm concerned, that was a horrible, horrible day."

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