First Lady Melania Trump condemns violent scenes in Charlottesville and urges Americans to ‘communicate without hate’ as white nationalists clash with counter-protesters
White nationalists have clashed with counter-protesters in Charlottesville
First Lady Melania Trump has urged people to ‘communicate w/o hate’
Two people were seriously injured in the clash, Virginia State police reported
By JENNY STANTON
DAILYMAIL.COM
12 August 2017
First Lady Melania Trump has condemned the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia as white nationalists waving Nazi flags clashed with counter-protesters Saturday.
‘Our country encourages freedom of speech, but let’s communicate w/o hate in our hearts,’ she tweeted. ‘No good comes from violence. #Charlottesville.’
Meanwhile, Trump remained quiet on social media Saturday.
Violence erupted ahead of a planned rally where thousands of white nationalists were expected to gather for an alt-right protest.
Two people were seriously injured in the clash, Virginia State police reported.
A video appears to show the altercation – a man can be seen being dragged away by officials while a woman screams: ‘Don’t allow them to do this!’
Another woman with blood streaming down her face pushes the man away from the scene of the fight.
The Unite the Right rally was being held at Emancipation Park and hundreds were seen stomping through the city, wearing militia uniforms, waving flags and chanting ‘Blood and Soil’ as they made their way towards the event.
Charlottesville Mayor Mike Signer denounced the ‘cowardly parade of hatred, bigotry, racism, and intolerance march down the lawns of the architect of our Bill of Rights’ and warned for residents to stay away from the rally.
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