Trump on Va. Protests: We Must 'Condemn All That Hate Stands For'

President Donald Trump tweeted on Saturday a response to the violence that erupted in Charlottesville, Va., between protesters and counter-protesters over the "Unite the Right" rally.

"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!" Trump tweeted early Saturday afternoon.

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!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 12, 2017

Trump added:

Violence ensued on Saturday morning as protesters clashed prior to the start of the rally. Virginia Democratic Gov. Terry McAuliffe issued a state of emergency, and local and state police declared the protest an unlawful assembly shortly after the violence began.

Organizers had scheduled the rally to protest Charlottesville's decision to remove a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee. Protesters began to disband early Saturday afternoon.

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