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News Trump refuses to condemn white supremacy, urges antisemitic Proud Boys to ‘Stand by’
In response to a question about whether he would condemn white supremacists and militia groups and ask them to stay peaceful in the coming weeks and months, President Trump singled out the Proud Boys, a racist and antisemitic white supremacist group and told them to “stand by.” “Are you willing tonight to condemn white supremacists…
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News Charlottesville lawsuit is hitting wealthy landowner Richard Spencer’s finances hard
White nationalist Richard Spencer comes from money, but he’s having financial trouble because of a lawsuit filed against him for his role as a leader of the 2017 “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville. “I’m in a very difficult situation in terms of getting funds,” as a result of being booted off a number of…
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Fast Forward WATCH: Biden Confronts Breitbart Journalist Claiming Trump Didn’t Praise Charlottesville Marchers
Former vice president Joe Biden was fired up on Thursday while arguing with a journalist from the right-wing website Breitbart who claimed that Biden had mischaracterized President Trump’s comments about “very fine people on both sides” in Charlottesville after the 2017 white nationalist riot there. After Biden descended from a podium after his 20-minute speech…
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Fast Forward White Supremacists Committed At Least 73 Murders Since Charlottesville: ADL
(JTA) — White supremacists have committed at least 73 murders since the far-right rally two summers ago in Charlottesville, Virginia. That comes from a report released Thursday by the Anti-Defamation League that says 39 of the killings were “clearly motivated by hateful, racist ideology.” The violence of the Unite the Right rally has led to…
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Fast Forward White Supremacist Who Killed Woman In Charlottesville Sentenced To Life
(JTA) — The man who drove his car into a crowd of counter-protesters at the 2017 neo-Nazi rally in Charlottesville, killing Heather Heyer, has been sentenced to life in prison. James Alex Fields, Jr., a self-identified white supremacist, had pleaded guilty to the attack at the “Unite the Right” rally in August 2017, according to…
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Fast Forward Man Who Killed Heather Hayer During Charlottesville Protest Pleads For Mercy
The white supremacist who murdered a woman when he plowed his car into a group of counter-protesters at the Charlottesville “Unite the Right” rally is asking the judge in his case for mercy, the AP reported. Alex Fields, Jr, who once kept a picture of Adolf Hitler by his beside, has entered the sentencing phase…
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Fast Forward Ben Shapiro Labeled White Supremacist In Fake Charlottesville Photo
A fake photo of conservative commentator Ben Shapiro participating in the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville has emerged online. A Twitter user who goes by Deanis posted a clearly edited photo of Shapiro in a mob of white supremacists marching through the streets with torches, the ones who chanted “You will not replace us!”…
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Fast Forward Richard Spencer: ‘Charlottesville Wouldn’t Have Occurred Without Trump’
The massive white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia in 2017 would not have been possible without President Trump, event leader Richard Spencer told The Atlantic. The magazine published what it called “An Oral History Of Trump’s Bigotry,” documenting decades of statements and actions evincing bias. A chapter about the Charlottesville rally featured Spencer, the creator…
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