With the entire country turning against him at a rapid pace, Trump has issued talking points to his surrogates that claim he was right to defend the racists and the left is responsible for the violence in Charlottesville.
The Weekly Standard obtained the talking points:
The President was entirely correct — both sides of the violence in Charlottesville acted inappropriately, and bear some responsibility.
– Despite the criticism, the President reaffirmed some of our most important Founding principles: We are equal in the eyes of our Creator, equal under the law, and equal under our Constitution.
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– He has been a voice for unity and calm, encouraging the country to “rediscover the bonds of love and loyalty that brings us together as Americans.â€
– He called for the end of violence on all sides so that no more innocent lives would be lost.
– The President condemned the hate groups fueled by bigotry and racism over the weekend, and did so by name yesterday, but for the media that will never be enough.
– The media reacted with hysteria to the notion that counter-protesters showed up with clubs spoiling for a fight, a fact that reporters on the ground have repeatedly stated.
– Even a New York Times reporter tweeted that she “saw club-wielding ‘antifa’ beating white nationalists being led out of the park.â€
– The local ACLU chapter also tweeted: “Not sure who provoked first. Both sides were hitting each other at Justice Park before police arrived.â€
– We should not overlook the facts just because the media finds them inconvenient:
– From cop killing and violence at political rallies, to shooting at Congressmen at a practice baseball game, extremists on the left have engaged in terrible acts of violence.
– The President is taking swift action to hold violent hate groups accountable.
– The DOJ has opened a civil rights investigation into this weekend’s deadly car attack.
– Last Thursday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced it had completed the largest prosecution of white supremacists in the nation’s history.
– Leaders and the media in our country should join the president in trying to unite and heal our country rather than incite more division.
The Trump talking points are full of lies, but in order to be able to combat the falsehoods that the White House is about to try to inject into the media, I would strongly encourage everyone to read these statements, know the facts, and be ready to stop these lies dead in their tracks.
Trump has been the opposite of a voice for calm. He has continually defended the actions of white supremacists and Nazis. The statements about the counter-protesters being armed or attacking the racists are false. Trump knew about the possibility of white supremacist violence in May, and he did nothing.
Donald Trump is lying and it is up to every single American to make sure that his lies get stopped dead in their tracks.
Information is power, and now we all know what the White House is going to say to defend Trump before they get a chance to say it.
Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.
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