As counter-protesters have taken to the streets in Charlottesville, VA to stand up against the KKK and neo-Nazi alt-right racism and hate, violence has broken out against those who are standing against racism and bigotry. Meanwhile, Donald Trump golfs in New Jersey and stays silent.
Here was the scene in Charlottesville, VA on Friday night as white supremacists marched:
White supremacists are terrorizing the people of #Charlottesville, but still no condemnation from @realDonaldTrump, @VP, @SpeakerRyan. pic.twitter.com/O6ZxLMoCeY
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) August 12, 2017
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Here’s video of the protesters chanting, “No Trump, no KKK, no fascist USA” on Saturday morning:
Charlottesville pic.twitter.com/ZuFcxf6DoJ
— brandon soderberg (@notrivia) August 12, 2017
One of the alt-right trolls started knocking down protesters, as things have already gotten violent:
Charlottesville pic.twitter.com/ZuFcxf6DoJ
— brandon soderberg (@notrivia) August 12, 2017
The person was a white supremacist who injured peaceful demonstrators and then fled from the police.
The live stream of the defense of Charlottesville, VA:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKwn0LtOChTCFEQmQ7Lndw/live
The Trump administration and the Republican Party have remained silent as the race based violence that they have enabled is boiling over in one of America’s most storied college towns.
This is Donald Trump’s America, and any blood shed today will be on Republican hands.
Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.
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