Article snippet: President Donald Trump lashed out today over criticism of his initial statement about the Charlottesville, Virginia, violence over the weekend in a confrontational press conference at Trump Tower. Asked about his immediate response Saturday, Trump quickly went on to blame both sides of protestors for the conflict, adding that there were “very fine people” in both the group of white supremacists and white nationalists as well as among the counter-protesters. “I think there is blame on both sides. You look at both sides. I think there is blame object on both sides,” Trump said during his remarks today. “You had some very bad people in that group. You also had some very fine people on both sides,” he added. Trump also defended his initial statement that he made about the violence on Saturday, saying it "was a fine statement" and that he wanted to make sure that he had the facts before speaking again on the issue. Trump made a second statement on Monday from the White House, in which he condemned hate groups, including the Ku Klux Klan and neo-Nazis. "Before I make a statement, I need the facts, so I don’t want to rush into a statement. So making the statement when I made it was excellent," he said today. Trump took issue with a reporter's characterization of part of the crowd Saturday being part of the so-called alt-right, which is shorthand for the "alternative right" and composed of many far-right ideologies. "When you say the alt-right, ... Link to the full article to read more