The Twitterati were reacting to Trump's defence of his response to the Charlottesville violence

Total eclipse of the facts: Twitterati on Trump

Trump blamed both white nationalists and counter-protesters for the violence at the Charlottesville rally which had been organised by neo-Nazis and white supremacists

Trump defends response to Charlottesville violence at Arizona rally

Trump is facing a barrage of criticism for his attempt to shift the blame on counter-protesters for the violence at a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville

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The tweet has garnered more than 2.8 million likes and has also been retweeted by over 1.2 million times

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The death toll linked to the rally rose to three -- one in the car crash and two in a helicopter crash outside Charlottesville

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