Regarding "on both sides", it's hard to actually tell what the context is for Trump because he changes topics three times in a sentence. It's hard to tell if he's saying what he believes or if he's just riffing on phrases he heard on TV like jazz. But for any regular politician...or person, saying "Nazis are bad" to a softball question really would be automatic without having to hedge your bets. So at the very least, he is either conflicted or confused.
I grant all of that. He was pitched a softball and instead of crushing it into the stratosphere, he rambled for minutes because his ego won't allow him to broadly condemn any gathering of humans who are his supporters, as to do so, in his mind, is to engage in something too close to self-criticism for his liking. It's the only time you'll see Trump become a nuance bro. But when you read the full transcript of his remarks, it puts the way critics characterize that snippet in a new light.
Regarding "on both sides", it's hard to actually tell what the context is for Trump because he changes topics three times in a sentence. It's hard to tell if he's saying what he believes or if he's just riffing on phrases he heard on TV like jazz. But for any regular politician...or person, saying "Nazis are bad" to a softball question really would be automatic without having to hedge your bets. So at the very least, he is either conflicted or confused.
I grant all of that. He was pitched a softball and instead of crushing it into the stratosphere, he rambled for minutes because his ego won't allow him to broadly condemn any gathering of humans who are his supporters, as to do so, in his mind, is to engage in something too close to self-criticism for his liking. It's the only time you'll see Trump become a nuance bro. But when you read the full transcript of his remarks, it puts the way critics characterize that snippet in a new light.
And did it with a great big smile 😊 you go girl! 🌈💥🌟💫✨💙💯🙏🫶🇺🇸👍🏻