Charlottesville: Trump repeats 'both sides' rhetoric

US President Donald Trump has repeated the controversial argument that "both sides" were at fault in white supremacist violence last month.

"A lot of people are saying... 'Gee, Trump may have a point'," he said.

Mr Trump made the comments hours before signing a resolution condemning white supremacists, neo-Nazis, and other hate groups following the violence in Charlottesville on 12 August.

One woman was killed when a car ploughed into a crowd in the city.

That incident had followed a far-right rally which was supported by white supremacists and neo-Nazis protesting against the removal of a statue of Robert E Lee, a general who had fought for the pro-slavery Confederacy during the US Civil War.

Mr Trump faced bipartisan criticism when he first condemned violence - in which anti-racism protester Heather Heyer, 32, was killed - "on many sides".

On Wednesday, Mr Trump met South Carolina Senator Tim Scott, who had condemned his comments in the aftermath of the violence.

source : http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-41262866