Total eclipse of the facts: Twitterati on Trump

Total eclipse of the facts: Twitterati on Trump

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

The Twitterati thought Trump lied on Wednesday.

On Tuesday evening (Wednesday morning here in India) at a rally in Phoenix, Arizona, Trump defended his response to the violence in Charlottesville.

A rally had been organised by white supremacists and neo-Nazis in Charlottesville.

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A woman was killed after counter-protesters clashed with the white supremacists and neo-Nazis.

Trump was widely panned after he blamed the violence on both sides.

At Phoenix though, he blamed the media for not reporting the whole truth.

This is what he said in Phoenix:

This is what he said on August 12 after Charlottesville:

The media was quick to jump on the fact that Trump completely omitted having blamed"many, many sides" for the violence in Charlottesville.

Also Read:Trump defends response to Charlottesville violence at Arizona rally

While the Twitterati swamped their feeds with what they think of Trump's crucial omission:

(WION)