claim: Trump referred to white nationalist marchers as "us" during a press conference.
origin: Following President Donald Trumpâ€™s press conference on 15 August 2017, many observers initially believed that the president had referred to white supremacists who marched in Charlottesville, Virginia three days earlier as â€œus.â€ Critics of the speech cited a transcript published by the news web site Politico that initially read: < Okay, what about the alt-left that came charging at us â€“ excuse me â€“ what about the alt-left that came charging at the, as you say, the alt right? Do they have any semblance of guilt? > But footage from the press conference shows that Trumpâ€™s audio appears to cut out around the moment he refers the â€œalt-leftâ€ (at about the 0:34 mark of the following video): < CORRECTION: An earlier version of this transcript quoted Trump as saying, â€œOkay, what about the alt-left that came charging at us â€“ excuse me.â€ In a review of the audio, we could not definitively discern Trumpâ€™s exact words at that moment in the news conference. The transcript has been updated to now read: â€œOkay, what about the alt-left that came charging at [indiscernible] â€“ excuse me.â€ > A separate transcript released by CNBC also reflects the lack of clear audio at that moment in the press conference. < Trump: OK. What about the alt-left that came charging at- [Indistinct.] Trump: Excuse me, what about the alt-left that came charging at the, as you say, the alt-right. Do they have any semblance of guilt? [Cross talk. Reporters shout questions.] > We contacted the White House press office, as well as CNN producer Elizabeth Landers and senior White House correspondent Jim Acosta â€” both of whom attended the press conference â€” seeking clarification, but have yet to receive a response.