Defends Charlottesville response at rally

[struggle4progress]

Jeff Mason and Keith Coffman

... Under fire for saying "both sides" were to blame for the violence between .. in Virginia on Aug. 12, Trump accused television networks of ignoring his calls for unity ...

"I didn't say I love you because you're black, or I love you because you're white," Trump said. "I love all the people of our country" ...

Trump ... repeatedly singled out the media for criticism ...

"These are truly dishonest people. They're bad people. I really think they don't like our country," Trump said. "The only people giving a platform to these hate groups is the media."

Adopting a glib tone, Trump said many reporters ignored his condemnation of white supremacists ...

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-idUSKCN1B211U

[Hieronymus]

1. He left out the "both sides" part ..

making it a lie.