President Donald Trump on Sunday got a reminder of his own rhetoric and that of his allies after he tried to blame “the left” for the current vitriol levels in the nation.
Trump said “leftist” groups are under investigation in the wake of last week’s public murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. He was also asked about revoking visas for foreigners who “celebrated” Kirk’s death.
“We don’t like that. That’s not right. We wouldn’t celebrate if something happened on their side and we don’t,” he said. “These are sick people. These are really deranged people.”
Trump also blamed “the left” for the divisions.
“The problem is on the left,” he declared. “It’s not on the right, like some people like to say, the right. The problem we have is on the left, and when you look at the agitators, you look at the scum that speaks so badly of our country, the American flag burnings, all over the place, that’s the left. That’s not the right.”
