Trump tries 'debunking' his own quote

And Sen. John Fetterman criticizes Democrats who've abandoned Biden: 'It's bizarre' [VIEW IN BROWSER]( MSNBC DAILY Understand today's news Tuesday, Jul. 09, 2024 THE LATEST [Alternate text] [Trump's Charlottesville statement was repugnant — no matter how you parse it]( //link.msnbc.com/click/35996795.82429/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubXNuYmMuY29tL29waW5pb24vbXNuYmMtb3Bpbmlvbi9iaWRlbi1pbnRlcnZpZXctcmVhY3Rpb24tbWl4ZWQtcmNuYTE2MDQ3OT9jaWQ9ZW1sX21kYV8yMDI0MDcwOSZ1c2VyX2VtYWlsPWQ3ZGM3NDUxNzI5N2IzOTcxYWExNGQ2ZjMzMTEzNWEwODc4ZjhmNjQwZmExYTEwMTlmMTU3YjY1YzFiNWRkMWQ/58292da26e4adc7b0b8b4914Bc26859ca[By]([Jarvis DeBerry]( Thanks to an uncharacteristically naive post from fact-checking website Snopes, gaslighter-in-chief Donald Trump is trying to convince the public that [his response]( [to Heather Heyer’s 2017 murder in Charlottesville](, Virginia, wasn’t [morally bankrupt](. Heyer was among a crowd of leftist counterprotesters opposing the Unite the Right rally, which was protesting the removal of a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee. James Alex Fields, who had a reported fascination with Hitler and Nazism, rammed his car into the counterprotesters, [injuring more than 30 people]( and killing Heyer. Trump is [citing Snopes]( to say that President Joe Biden and everybody else with common sense is misconstruing Trump’s infamous statement that there were “very fine people on both sides” of the day’s clashes. This is a preview of Jarvis DeBerry's latest article.Read the full column here](.     TOP STORIES [Alternate text] [STEVE BENEN]( [Marco Rubio doesn't seem to recall Trump's actual presidency]( It's awfully convenient to see Sen. Marco Rubio forget all about Donald Trump trying desperately to prosecute his domestic political foes. [Read more.]( [MAX ROSE]( [Biden just silenced his doubters. Now let's focus on the actual threat to our democracy.]( The president's doubters just gave him a new strategy to beat Donald Trump. [Read more.]( [BRIAN TYLER COHEN]( [More Americans are learning about Project 2025. That should make Trump nervous.]( Even for Trump, someone who lies easily and without remorse, the suggestion that he has 'no idea who is behind' Project 2025 is laughably false. [Read more.]( [FRANK FIGLIUZZI]( [The SCOTUS immunity ruling is bad in many ways. Here's one more — from a former FBI agent.]( We don't need to engage in hypotheticals to lay out this ruling's likely consequences. We only need look at history. [Read more.]( TOP VIDEOS [Alternate text] [EXCLUSIVE]( [Biden tells MSNBC he's 'not going anywhere' amid calls to drop out of 2024 race]( [WATCH NOW]( [INSIDE WITH JEN PSAKI]( [Sen. John Fetterman calls abandonment of Biden by some Dem colleagues 'bizarre']( [WATCH NOW]( [THE REIDOUT]( [Joy Reid: Fragmented Dem support for Biden shows a](['party in civil war']( [WATCH NOW]( [DEADLINE WHITE HOUSE]( ['Mother of all battles': Nicolle Wallace on preserving democracy in November]( [WATCH NOW]( MORE FROM MSNBC [Alternate text]     Tonight, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer joins Alex Wagner to discuss President Biden’s candidacy, the state of the Democratic party, and her new book 'True Gretch' that recounts her life and career. Watch Alex Wagner Tonight at 9 p.m. ET on MSNBC.     Go beyond the headlines with the new MSNBC app. Read, watch, and listen to breaking news and analysis, anytime, anywhere. [Download the new MSNBC app now](.   MSNBC INSIGHTS [Alternate text] Have you ever wanted to provide MSNBC with your opinion about their TV programs, documentaries, and digital products, such as MSNBC.com, newsletters, and podcasts? Now is your chance! [Join the MSNBC Insights Community.](   Download the MSNBC App: 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York, NY 10112 [PRIVACY]( | [CONTACT]( | [UNSUBSCRIBE](listvar=sub_daily)