WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump on Thursday repeated his controversial remarks that there was "blame on both sides" in the deadly white supremacist demonstrations last month.

The remarks came a day after Trump met with South Carolina Senator Tim Scott, who publicly criticized Trump's position on the Charlottesville incident for giving comfort to white supremacists and the KKK.

"We had a great talk yesterday," Trump told reporters on Air Force One when asked about his meeting with Scott.