What is the alt-left? And is Trump right about it?

Trump blames protestors for "charging" at white supremacists, but are they really a threat?

Charlottesville Violence
Members of the alt-right and counterprotesters clash in the Virginia city of Charlottesville in 2017 
(Image credit: Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images)

US President Donald Trump sparked heated debate when he accused alt-left demonstrators of swinging clubs during a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia over the weekend, suggesting they shared the blame for the deadly violence.

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