On Saturday, President Donald Trump took to Twitter to express his concerns and condemn the hatred being displayed in Charlottesville, Virginia, where, the Washington Post said, “hundreds of neo-Nazis, Ku Klux Klan members and other white nationalists had gathered to protest the planned removal of a Confederate statue.”
They were met by violent counter-protesters and fights predictably broke out.
Shortly after 1 p.m. Eastern Time, Trump tweeted: “We ALL must be united & condemn all that hate stands for. There is no place for this kind of violence in America. Lets come together as one!”
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/896420822780444672
Earlier in the day, First Lady Melania Trump urged calm:
Our country encourages freedom of speech, but let's communicate w/o hate in our hearts. No good comes from violence. #Charlottesville
— Melania Trump 45 Archived (@FLOTUS45) August 12, 2017
Vice President Pence also weighed in:
I stand with @POTUS against hate & violence. U.S is greatest when we join together & oppose those seeking to divide us. #Charlottesville https://t.co/p76Y9xQCPL
— Vice President Mike Pence Archived (@VP45) August 12, 2017
Naturally, the insane left went ballistic, comparing Trump and his supporters to Nazis:
@RWPUSA: "This is the face of fascism in America… This is Breitbart news, what you are seeing on the streets of Charlottesville." #amjoy
— Jeff Jarvis (@jeffjarvis) August 12, 2017
According to his Twitter bio, Jarvis is a professor of journalism…
A number of hatemongers attacked Trump’s tweet directly:
The Nazis are marching in your name, shouting "Heil Trump." pic.twitter.com/cJrqhJWuJo
— Common Defense (@commondefense) August 12, 2017
They wear your #MAGA hats, while standing for hate.
— Common Defense (@commondefense) August 12, 2017
That's it? That's you lukewarm response to white supremacist at the back door of the White House wrecking havoc?
— Bishop Talbert Swan (@TalbertSwan) August 12, 2017
Swan, a leader in the NAACP according to his Twitter bio, went on to demand that Trump resign after posting a video of David Duke.
Do America a favor, RESIGN, TODAY!
— Bishop Talbert Swan (@TalbertSwan) August 12, 2017
Swan, however, did not condemn the violence of left-wing counter protesters.
https://twitter.com/DTrumpExposed/status/896421040825303040
President Trump's silence as #Charlottesville roils with racist and fascist provocation is shameful, irresponsible…and, DEFINING.
— Sen. Patrick Leahy (@SenatorLeahy) August 12, 2017
Anyone not noticing the similarities between Trump and Hitler supporters isn't paying attention. This is his base! Our county is in danger! https://t.co/NRzrKJWRy0
— Amy Siskind ?️? (@Amy_Siskind) August 12, 2017
Got that, Trump supporters? You’re just like those who supported Hitler…
And liberals wonder why America is so divided.
The Washington Post noted:
Men in combat gear, some wearing bicycle and motorcycle helmets and carrying clubs and sticks and makeshift shields fought each other in the downtown streets, with little apparent police interference. Both sides sprayed each other with chemical irritants and plastic bottles were hurled through the air.
A large contingent of Charlottesville and Virginia state police in riot gear were stationed on side streets and at nearby barricades but did nothing to break up the melee.
A group of three dozen self-described “militia” – men who were wearing full camouflage and were armed with long guns – said they were there to help keep the peace, but they also did not break up the fights.
Here’s reports from journalists on Twitter:
I've seen people get their skulls straight crushed today here in #charlottesville during #unitetheright rally. @USATODAY @indystar @RbtKing pic.twitter.com/and9FkvWNR
— Mykal McEldowney (@mykalmphoto) August 12, 2017
Two of my producers just got sprayed with urine. Lovely. Hard to keep your cool.
— Katie Couric (@katiecouric) August 12, 2017
Couric didn’t say who deployed the urine, but we have a pretty good idea, since it’s happened at least once before. One person said:
It was by antifa. That's the left not the right. Why would GOP condemn?
— Todd Brunson (@ToddBrunson) August 12, 2017
Gov. Terry McAuliffe declared a state of emergency Saturday morning, pinning the violence on “mostly out-of-state protesters,” the Post said.
“I am disgusted by the hatred, bigotry and violence these protesters have brought to our state over the past 24 hours,” he said.
More to come… Stand by.
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