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Trump Tried to Rewrite His Charlottesville Remarks and Only Made It Worse

As he defended himself in Phoenix, Trump repeated the grievance and scrubbed out the most controversial parts of his Charlottesville response. The effort backfired because the public record was still sitting there, unchanged and undeniable.

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First recorded Aug 23, 2017·Meaningfully updated Aug 23, 2017

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Trump Tried to Rewrite His Charlottesville Remarks and Only Made It Worse

As he defended himself in Phoenix, Trump repeated the grievance and scrubbed out the most controversial parts of his Charlottesville response. The effort backfired because the public record was still sitting there, unchanged and undeniable.

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