[FONT=&]Despite negative news coverage and criticism from his own party, a poll released Friday shows nearly
half of Americans agree with President Donald Trump on the causes of violence in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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[FONT=&]President Trump has maintained that “both sides” were responsible for violence surrounding a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville. He also called out “troublemakers” among the counter protesters that came “with the black outfits and with the helmets and with the baseball bats.”
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[FONT=&]Trump’s statements outraged former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, who write Friday that Trump must apologize for his response.[/FONT]
[FONT=&]However, a
SurveyMonkey poll conducted Thursday
found a combined 49 percent of American adults believe that both groups of protesters were “most responsible for the violence in Charlottesville.”
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[FONT=&]The poll found that
46 percent believe far-right groups were most responsible, 40 percent pointed the finger at both groups, and 9 percent believe counter-protesters were the most guilty.
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