Article snippet: President Donald Trump’s press conference Tuesday afternoon, originally scheduled to focus on U.S. infrastructure, deteriorated into a spirited argument over Saturday's controversial statement on the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, prompting swift responses on social media. Trump's statement on Saturday didn't specifically condemn the hate groups associated with the protest, and he qualified his remarks by putting blame on "many sides." A 32-year-old woman was killed and 19 others were injured when a white nationalist protester plowed his car into a group organizing against the "Unite the Right" rally. Trump eventually did condemn white nationalists and neo-Nazis on Monday, but returned to the same talking points during Tuesday's argumentative question-and-answer segment with the press. "I think there is blame on both sides. You look at both sides. I think there is blame object on both sides," Trump said on his decision to not specifically refer to white supremacy on Saturday. "What about the 'alt-left' that came charging at, as you say, at the 'alt-right?'" Trump said during Tuesday's press conference. "Do they have any assemblage of guilt? What about the fact that they came charging with clubs in their hands swinging clubs? Do they have any problem? I think they do." Reaction on both sides came quickly via social media, with the white nationalists who organized Saturday's rally supporting the president. Richard Spencer, the white nationalist ... Link to the full article to read more