Watch again: Trump answers questions about his response to Charlottesville

President Trump on Tuesday defended his initial response to the Charlottesville violence, arguing that members of the "alt left" were just as violent as the white supremacists who staged a demonstration in the city.

"What about the alt-left?" Trump said. " They came charging ... that was a horrible day."

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