People Channeled Their Anger At Trump's 'Both Sides' Statement Into Satire With These Memes
"There is blame on both sides, Anne Frank was being a very loud and rude houseguest."
During a press conference meant to discuss infrastructure, President Trump went off script and doubled down on his claim that "both sides" were to blame for the fatal violence that occurred in Charlottesville.
Trump not only likened the anti-racism protesters (of all races) to the white supremacists, he claimed many of the white people, who were photographed with Nazi signs and Confederate flags, were simply there to protest the name change of Robert E. Lee Park.
While speaking with reporters, Trump said there was 'blame on both sides'
Trump's 'both sides' comment immediately received backlash and anguish from many people
In no time at all, the 'both sides' line of reasoning was satirized by way of meme
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Events in history were parodied to show how 'both sides' were at fault
Even fictional stories were brought in to play
And then there's this gem
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