The mainstream media slams at President Donald Trump came in fast and furious on the heels of his August 15 press conference in which he again talked about violence at Charlottesville, Virginia this past weekend. Among the biggest critics was the New York Times which seemed to be upset with Trump blaming "both sides," the white nationalists and Antifa for the violence. Here is a bit of their criticism which you can see in their title, Trump Defends Initial Remarks on Charlottesville; Again Blames ‘Both Sides’:
President Trump reverted Tuesday to blaming both sides for the deadly violence in Charlottesville, Va., and at one point questioned whether the movement to pull down Confederate statues would lead to the desecration of memorials to George Washington.
Yes, Antifa violence happened as anybody watching the videos of the events there knows but according to MSM dogma only castigating the NeoNazis and KKKers alone will suffice. Any reference to Antifa violence is not to be mentioned.
However, it might be of interest for the Times to know that one of their own reporters, Sheryl Gay Stolberg, broke that taboo late Saturday night with this tweet:
2. The hard left seemed as hate-filled as alt-right. I saw club-wielding "antifa" beating white nationalists being led out of the park 2/2
— Sheryl Gay Stolberg (@SherylNYT) August 13, 2017
As could be expected, the outraged PC crowd jumped into action with a wave of protest. By early the next morning poor Stolberg seems to have gotten her "mind right" with this lame backtrack:
Rethinking this. Should have said violent, not hate-filled. They were standing up to hate. https://t.co/3O9QpC0NQ3
— Sheryl Gay Stolberg (@SherylNYT) August 13, 2017
Unfortunately for Stolberg, her new comments probably won't be enough to placate the left.
