As Twitchy reported at the time, President Trump’s first attempt at giving a statement after the demonstrations and counter-protests in Charlottesville that left one woman dead was a mess. He tried again with a teleprompter, and then he gave it a third try, which still struck out with the press and much of the public.

If anything lives on from Trump’s Charlottesville comments, it’s the idea that he claimed there were “very fine people on both sides” — and since there were white supremacists gathered there, he was saying that Nazis were fine people.

Like we said, he fumbled at first, but we’d always taken his “both sides” comment to mean both sides of the argument over whether statues and other Confederate monuments should be taken down or left up for their historical value. (For what it’s worth, Charlottesville decided to throw black tarps over their statues for a while.)

After the horrific mass shooting at two mosques in New Zealand, the subject of white supremacism was in the news, and so was the talking point that Trump had called Nazis “fine people.”

"Words do have consequences, and we know that at the very pinnacle of power in our own country, people are talking about 'good people on both sides," — @SenBlumenthal on the #NewZealandShooting More: https://t.co/mgefSUmMrL pic.twitter.com/gQ1fDo3pox — Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) March 15, 2019

Breitbart’s Joel Pollak has been trying to set the record straight by putting Trump’s words into context, even using the #CharlottesvilleHoax hashtag to call attention to his efforts.

This is a damned lie. Your chronology is all wrong, too. First Trump condemned "violence on many sides" (which there was). In his 2nd statement, he called the neo-Nazis etc. "repugnant." In the presser, he used "very fine people" to refer to the statue issue. #CharlottesvilleHoax https://t.co/fTrs4NiZko — Joel B. Pollak (@joelpollak) March 11, 2019

There is no excuse for @CNN to repeat a lie over and over again, especially in the wake of a terror attack, when that lie is being used to encourage hatred. Trump never called neo-Nazis "very fine people." @CNN must retract #factsfirst #CharlottesvilleHoax https://t.co/QBbhOziZ3W — Joel B. Pollak (@joelpollak) March 15, 2019

Of course, CNN is never going to retract anything — but people trying to put Trump’s words into context on Wikipedia have found their efforts don’t last long. Scott Adams called it “jaw-dropping.”

Check this out:

Today I tried my 3rd edit of the Wiki page for the Charlottesville event, in which I added context for Trump's "fine people" comment, attempting to help @ScottAdamsSays correct the #fakenews being spread by CNN. How long before this one is sterilized?https://t.co/makNNySqfu pic.twitter.com/0zqfjVPE7P — UnStumpable2016 (@UnStumpable_16) March 17, 2019

This one lasted 13 minutes before it was scrubbed. All I did was add Trump's *own words*, along with a citation to the source. pic.twitter.com/vyG6uQgIPm — UnStumpable2016 (@UnStumpable_16) March 17, 2019

Another editor (apparently from somewhere in Florida) just attempted this fantastic edit shortly after mine. It'll be interesting to see how long before the DNC/Wiki book burners take it down as well. pic.twitter.com/tTSmAtkRow — UnStumpable2016 (@UnStumpable_16) March 17, 2019

Florida editor's correction lasted *SIX* minutes before another OrwelliWikian removed it to restore the #fakenews narrative that most of the country now believes. pic.twitter.com/piMB8IXmxH — UnStumpable2016 (@UnStumpable_16) March 17, 2019

Used my one daily "revision" superpower to undo the censorship of my previous edit. Estimated time before this revision is cancelled: 5~ minutes. — UnStumpable2016 (@UnStumpable_16) March 17, 2019

Update: Latest revision was removed in 7 minutes, so my prediction was only off by 29%. 🙂 — UnStumpable2016 (@UnStumpable_16) March 17, 2019

This is why I don't give them money any longer. — John Ulzheimer (@johnulzheimer) March 20, 2019

It's already been edited back out. The Left has no shame whatsoever. — ❌OCpatriot❌⭐️⭐️⭐️ (@OCpatriot123) March 20, 2019

Most people have never even read or listened to the original quote. They're filled with blind hatred and irrational fear drilled into them by a corrupt MSM. Sad! pic.twitter.com/drFkf2XK6a — Mother Voorhees (@MotherVoorhees) March 20, 2019

At least this means Wikipedia can be accurate for about a dozen minutes a day….that is better than most of the media by about 12 minutes. — WeMightAgree (@WeMightAgree) March 20, 2019

It's Wikipedia. Not surprising at all. — ?????????? 2 (@SisyphusGoals) March 20, 2019

It’s only jaw-dropping if you’ve never before tried to diminish a left-leaning talking point on wiki! — Rico (@ericntyler) March 20, 2019

It's not surprising. I used to make Wikipedia edits to enhance articles with details of (Canadian) Conservative leader's accomplishments & accolades, and also Liberal leaders scandals. All with legit citations provided. 100% of the edits I made were removed. I gave up years ago — StephenInKanata (@StephenInKanata) March 20, 2019

No it’s not. Wikipedia is ran by some of the most rabid SJWs that there are. They ruthlessly police anything that goes against the narrative. — Jon Peters (@Jonnyp1354) March 20, 2019

Remember when an intern from Democratic Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee’s office used Wikipedia to post the personal information of Republican senators during the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation hearings?

Wikipedia is the event horizon of the memory hole. Make 1984 fiction again. — Mark Augustine (@MarkAugustine60) March 20, 2019

@DennisPrager says this happens ALL THE TIME on his own Wikipedia page! He, himself, cannot even keep the information up-to-date and truthful on the page about himself. — Sheena Fouts (@SheenaFouts) March 20, 2019

Just keep changing it every day until it sticks. — Gary (@mirthiest) March 20, 2019

Is it sticking?

His edits are still there now. — The Whisky Door (@whiskydoor) March 20, 2019

Just in case it wasn’t clear in the tweet above, here are the president’s words in context; it would be nice if people could stop taking them out of context and weaponizing them:

Trump actually condemned the Nazis and white supremacists at Charlottesville. When Trump talks about Fake News, he ain't lying. The media hit job on Charlottesville has been so profound. #CharlottesvilleHoax #MAGA?? 2/2 pic.twitter.com/qpDXk6ssDt — Andrea Katherine (@STL_Blonde) March 18, 2019

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