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Comments appall some leaders of Europe
Washington Post

WASHINGTON — President Trump’s Tuesday news conference — in which he once again blamed ‘‘both sides’’ in Charlottesville, effectively undoing his earlier conciliatory remarks — earned him another wave of backlash from world leaders Wednesday.

British Prime Minister Theresa May didn’t mention Trump by name but said in a statement Wednesday there was ‘‘no equivalence’’ between the two sides.

‘‘I see no equivalence between those who propound fascist views and those who oppose them,’’ May said. ‘‘I think it is important for all those in positions of responsibility to condemn far right views wherever we hear them.’’

Trump’s remarks renewed calls by some British leaders and activists for his state visit to the country to be canceled, according to the Guardian.

Others were more explicit in their criticism.

‘‘It is unbearable how Trump is now glossing over the violence of the right-wing hordes from Charlottesville,’’ Germany Justice Minister Heiko Maas said in a statement, according to Reuters. ‘‘No one should trivialize anti-Semitism and racism by neo-Nazis.’’

Martin Schulz, leader of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, didn’t mince words.

‘‘Nazis must be confronted decisively,’’ Schulz said. ‘‘What Trump is doing is highly incendiary. Those who downplay violence and hate betray the values of the West!’’