I don’t think so. For example, Trump referred to his supporters who deliberately drove to where the protestors were gathered in Portland, and who used paint balls and bear spray against those people, as “GREAT PATRIOTS”. He would never repudiate them, they are part of his base. He can’t afford to.
And these were the people in Charlottesville whom he was referring to when saying there were “fine people” on both sides. These people seen in this Vice report from Charlottesville were the “fine people” Trump referred to. He never comes right out and says “Neo Nazis are fine people”. He does not have to. It’s always quite easy to know how he feels about people like those seen in this Vice report, and he always finds ways to reassure them he is on their side. Always.
When he said “there are fine people on both sides”, it was these people who would have smiled and exchanged high fives all around, upon hearing that. And I’m sure he knew that. He knew that, and it’s that truth that goes right over the head of people like pjf. The important question is “who took comfort from those remarks?” The Neo Nazis did! That is the point you guys continue to deny.
Trump is always careful not to completely repudiate followers like this. QAnon, for example, is the most recent group that he can’t completely repudiate, because he knows that people who believe that he, Donald Trump, is going to break up a ring of Democrat-led pedophiles and baby eating cannibals are part of his base. Imagine that. Being unable to repudiate such a belief, because you want their votes. That is some intelligent base, lol. Instead, he said “Is there something wrong with that?” Well, Donald, now that you ask....Most rational human beings would call such a belief “nuts”, putting it mildly, but we’re not talking about a rational human being. We’re talking about the leading proponent of conspiracism-thought alive today.
Some of Trump’s “fine people” at Charlottesville:
The thing about real conservatives who believe in traditional American values like the Constitution or even, say, baseball and apple pie, is that you just can't get them organized. It's like herding cats. They believe in independence individually, they just don't really go for the same kinds of tactics you will see socialists use.
I have been at some organized operations run by leftists or progressives, and some events like Republican party caucuses where candidates are being voted on. I have actually observed paid stooges coming into those events. You know they are paid to stir up something politically, to create dirt on Republican politicians, to get certain Republican candidates off the upcoming ballots.
I don't know of course who pays them, but they are not real Trump "base" people in the the case you cite.
You know a lot about internal operations of political agenda wonks from the Left. Do I really need to tell you about it? Do you really need to foul your political nest with this kind of poop?