President Trump on Aug. 15 said that "there's blame on both sides" for the violence that erupted in Charlottesville on Aug. 12. Germany Justice Minister Heiko Maas blasted Trump's Tuesday news conference as one that sugarcoated the racist violence from the weekend. “It is unbearable how Trump is now glossing over the violence of the right-wing hordes from Charlottesville,” Maas said in a statement, according to Reuters. White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly looks on as President Trump speaks Tuesday following a meeting on infrastructure at Trump Tower in New York City. ‘We have drawn a different lesson from history’: How the world is reacting to violence in Charlottesville

Source: Washington Post August 16, 2017 13:30 UTC