april 2019, he released a video formally saying he would run for president. the first two words in that video were charlottesville, virginia. president trump was of course president at the time that charlottesville happened. he famously immediately thereafter said there were fine people on both sides in charlottesville, meaning there were some fine people among the counterprotesters against the nazis that day but also fine people on the nazi side too. recovery christopher miller has been covering the trial every day for buzzfeed news. he wrote this week about how one of the defendants, actually the one who asked what s your favorite holocaust joke today to his fellow defendant, that guy said in court filings in this case that he shares his, quote, views on the pressing issues of our time with former president donald trump. he shares his views with former president trump. he also said he shares those views, incidentally, with the 8:00 p.m. host on the fox news channel who has in fact
question. that was what happened in virginia today. weird backdrop for electoral politics, weird backdrop for a big election with the eyes of the nation on it. what happened in charlottesville, virginia, in 2017, this far right rally that resulted in one woman being killed, more than a dozen seriously injured, the parading of these neo-nazi groups, the torches, chants about jews, replacement theory and all the rest of it, charlottesville is what president biden said prompted him to run for president in 2020. april 2019, he released a video formally saying he would run for president. the first two words in that video were charlottesville, virginia. president trump was, of course, president at the time that charlottesville happened. he famously immediately thereafter said there were fine people on both sides in charlottesville, meaning there were some fine people among the counterprotesters against the nazis that day, but also fine people on the nazi side too.
and his lack of respect for personal space. the complaint was made on the second film he had worked on for the studio in april 2019. and he was not rehired by the studio again. halls declined to comment when reached by nbc news. alex. very comprehensive report. thank you so much, erin, for that. let s bring in tom ruscon, former nypd detective and president of the protective group. tom, a couple things i want to drill down, first of all. erin s report talked about a live round. does that apply to blanks and bullets when it s called a live round? or is it just bullets or just blanks? a bullet is a live round. and a bullet is very easily described as a projectile on the top of a gun powder round. it s very easy to differentiate between a blank and a bullet. a bullet, as i said, has a rounded top to it.
and you can t help but think, did i do enough. reporter: nbc reached out to them regarding galls allegations. a spokesperson saying no complaints were received by the studios and not an assistant regarding safety concerns, adding the company does not comment on personnel matters. a source close to production tells nbc news a complaint had been lodged against dave halls and his lack of respect for personal space. the complaint was made on the second film he had worked on for the studio in april 2019. and he was not re-hired by the studio again. halls declined to comment when reached by nbc news. alex? okay, erin mclaughlin, thank you for that. on stage and on point, former president barack obama returns to the campaign trail trying to keep two key states in democratic hands. just how much of a difference can he make now and in the looming battle for a control of congress? heartburn.
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