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Trump downplays deadly Charlottesville rally by comparing it to campus protests over Gaza war

Headline from The Republic

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump on Thursday claimed the 2017 white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, was “nothing” compared to ongoing pro-Palestinian campus protests, the latest instance in which he has downplayed a racist incident that was one of the most criticized moments of his pre…

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  1. Seattle Times

    Trump compares campus protests with violent white supremacist march at Charlottesville (opens Seattle Times)

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    Trump portrayed largely peaceful pro-Palestinian protests on U.S. college campuses as “riots,” saying that “Charlottesville is like a ‘peanut’” in comparison.

  2. The Boston Globe

    Trump compares campus Gaza protests to violent white supremacist march at Charlottesville (opens The Boston Globe)

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    Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday played down the violence at a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 2017 while portraying a recent wave of vocal but predominantly peaceful pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses as “riots.”

  3. The Republic

    Trump downplays deadly Charlottesville rally by comparing it to campus protests over Gaza war (opens The Republic)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump on Thursday claimed the 2017 white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, was “nothing” compared to ongoing pro-Palestinian campus protests, the latest instance in which he has downplayed a racist incident that was one of the most criticized moments of his pre…

  4. New York Times

    Trump Compares Campus Protests to Violent White Supremacist Rally in Charlottesville (opens New York Times)

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    The former president portrayed largely peaceful pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses as “riots,” saying that “Charlottesville is like a ‘peanut’” in comparison.

  5. WHDH Boston

    Trump downplays deadly Charlottesville rally as a ‘peanut’ compared to Israel-Gaza protests - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday night downplayed the 2017 white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, which led to a woman’s death, as a

  6. CNN

    Trump downplays deadly Charlottesville rally as a ‘peanut’ compared to Israel-Gaza protests (opens CNN)

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    Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday night downplayed the 2017 white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, that led to a woman’s death as a “peanut” compared to the demonstrations happening across the US against Israel’s actions in Gaza.

  7. Richmond Times-Dispatch

    Trump downplays deadly Charlottesville rally, compares it to campus protests over Gaza war (opens Richmond Times-Dispatch)

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    Donald Trump said a 2017 white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia was “nothing” compared to the college campus protests that have sparked around the country over the Israel-Hamas war. Trump’s

  8. Rolling Stone

    Trump Says Gaza Protests Are More Hateful Than Charlottesville Nazi Rally (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Trump called the deadly 2017 white supremacist rally in Charlottesville a "peanut" in comparison to anti-war protestors calling for a Gaza ceasefire.

  9. Al Jazeera

    White nationalist rally ‘nothing’ compared with Gaza protests, Trump claims (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Former US president says Charlottesville rally was a ‘little peanut’ compared with pro-Palestinian student protests.

  10. Anchorage Daily News

    Trump calls deadly Charlottesville rally a ‘peanut’ next to Israel-Gaza war protests (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Donald Trump’s comments marked his latest downplaying of a 2017 white supremacist event that he declared had “very fine people on both sides.”

  11. Green Field Reporter

    Trump downplays deadly Charlottesville rally by comparing it to campus protests over Gaza war - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump on Thursday claimed the 2017 white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, was “nothing” compared to ongoing pro-Palestinian campus protests, the latest instance in which he has downplayed a racist incident that was one of the most criticized moments of his pre…

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