The Charlottesville Virginia deaths are an ugly reminder that America's racist past is still very much alive.
Deaths and dozens of injuries following violent clashes between white nationalists and counter-protesters in Virginia, with the state's governor blaming the neo-Nazis for sparking the violence and demanding that they get out of town.
Usually quick to comment, Trump, who claims he knows nothing about white supremacists seems to be at a loss for words in response to Charlottesville's deaths. 3 are dead and more injured following domestic terrorism in Virginia. President Trump blamed both sides. However, many disagree except for his white nationalist supporters.
Cuban-American GOP Senators slammed the deaths in Virginia and called it terrorism. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) demanded that the Justice Department investigate the crash as such.
“Having watched the horrifying video of the car deliberately crashing into a crowd of protesters, I urge the Department of Justice to immediately investigate and prosecute this grotesque act of domestic terrorism,” Cruz said in a statement.
“These bigots want to tear our country apart, but they will fail. America is far better than this.”
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) followed suit.
“Very important for the nation to hear @potus describe events in #Charlottesville for what they are, a terror attack by #whitesupremacists,” Rubio tweeted.
Republicans, Democrats Urge Trump to Denounce White Supremacy http://dlvr.it/PdhDtN
Trump blames 'many sides' for violent clashes in Virginia https://apnews.com/0fe315d110ad411bb82dd336ec275408
Donald Trump's incredibly unpresidential statement on Charlottesville @CNNPolitics http://cnn.it/2hUCg2B
Officials: White nationalist rally linked to 3 deaths https://apnews.com/b8560c3ebaac4deb9043bb695f2eb1db
Three dead, dozens injured after clashes at Virginia rally https://reut.rs/2vr2M8j
Trump fails to condemn white supremacists in statement on Charlottesville violence http://politi.co/2w1fJXe
Trump Speaks Out Against Violence In Charlottesville https://n.pr/2vwRvlC
Vehicle plows into crowd in Virginia city, several were hurt: https://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/08/12/vehicle-plows-into-crowd-in…
Republican and Democratic senators: Charlottesville violence is domestic terrorism http://ti.me/2vPWVuc
Death and violence over US far-right rally http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-40912509
Trump blames 'many sides' for violence in Charlottesville http://mashable.com/2017/08/12/trump-on-many-sides-charlottesville/#Gr2…
White nationalist rally brings clashes in Charlottesville http://to.pbs.org/2vZP9i7
The Latest: Chopper crash linked to white nationalist rally https://apnews.com/12de1cb47897443384cc36d8621c3cf7
Va. police have identified H. Jay Cullen and Burke M.M. Bates as the troopers killed in a helicopter crash Saturday. http://bos.gl/bO08YVi
Suspect arrested and has been identified James Alex Fields Jr. His party affiliation - Republican.
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@POTUS Trump tweets about things he does not like in MINUTES. Almost 30 hours have passed, and he still has not said he condemns NAZI, KKK, and white supremacists.