As the country gapes at President Donald Trumpâs rhetorical reversals on the deadlywhite supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, âThe Daily Showâ has figured out where he really stands.
Hours after Trump reverted to blaming the violence on âboth sidesâ on Tuesday, the satirical news show said the president has reached an important turning point.
âToday is the day Donald Trump became president of the Confederacy,â the show wrote on its social media pages.
When Trump first responded to the violence on Saturday, he decried the âegregious display of hatred, bigotry and violenceâ and pinned the blame on âmany sides.â
Citizens, celebrities and politicians from both parties roundly criticized Trumpâs remarks for failing to condemn racists, the far-right or the white supremacists who promoted the rally, ostensibly organized to protest the removal of a statue of a Confederate general.
The president succumbed to the pressure on Monday, finally denouncing the hate groups. He called racism âevil,â and singled out the âKKK, neo-Nazisâ and âwhite supremacistsâ as âcriminals and thugs.â
On Tuesday, Trump reverted to blaming the violence on âboth sides,â and added that there were âfine peopleâ at the rally.
âWhat about the alt-left that came charging at the, as you say, âalt-rightâ? Do they have any semblance of guilt?â Trump said to reporters. âWhat about the fact that they came charging with clubs in their hands, swinging clubs? Do they have any problem? I think they do.â