US President Donald Trump sparked a political firestorm on Tuesday when he doubled down on his initial response to the violent white supremacist rally in Charlottesville that ended in bloodshed Adidas NMD Triple White Womens , saying there was "blame on both sides."


The Republican president - who one day ago solemnly denounced racism and singled out the Ku Klux Klan and neo-Nazis as "criminals and thugs" - also hit out at the "alt-left" over the weekend melee.


Trump has faced days of criticism from across the political spectrum over his reaction to Saturday's unrest in the Virginia college town, where a rally by neo-Nazis and white supremacists over the removal of a Confederate statue erupted in clashes with counter-demonstrators.


The violent fracas ended in bloodshed when a 20-year-old suspected Nazi sympathizer, James Fields, plowed his car into a crowd of anti-racism protesters, leaving one woman dead and 19 others injured.


In a rowdy exchange with journalists at Trump Tower in New York, Trump made clear on Tuesday that he was fed up with continued questioning about the issue.


"I think there is blame on both sides Adidas NMD Triple Black Womens ," Trump said. "You had a group on one side that was bad, and you had a group on the other side that was also very violent. And nobody wants to say that, but I'll say it right now," Trump added.


"What about the alt-left that came charging ... at the, as you say, the alt-right? Do they have any semblance of guilt? (...) There are two sides to a story."


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Trump's comments were immediately welcomed by David Duke Cheap Adidas NMD R1 Womens , a former "grand wizard" of the Ku Klux Klan and a key figure at Saturday's rally.


"Thank you President Trump for your honesty & courage to