On the left, it became well established that Trump referred to the white supremacists and neo-Nazis who rallied in Charlottesville as quote, very fine people. But if you watch the press conference, you will see that he wasn't doing that. How can we know this? Because he says so. He literally says that he's not talking about the neo-Nazis and other racists. Now even if that were true, and I highly doubt that it is, it's clear from his remarks that Trump thought there were other people there,. just ordinary people who were worried about certain statues being taken down.
Sam Harris responds to a controversy over a recent podcast appearance.
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