Both sides to blame in Virginia - Trump
Richard Trumka, president of the AFL-CIO trade union federation, resigned from President Trump's American Manufacturing Council saying he could not take part "for a president who tolerates bigotry and domestic terrorism".
US Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer tweeted: "Great and good American presidents seek to unite not divide. Donald Trump's remarks clearly show he is not one of them."
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Great and good American presidents seek to unite not divide. Donald Trump’s remarks clearly show he is not one of them.
Chuck Schumer By saying he is not taking sides, Donald Trump clearly is. When David Duke and white supremacists cheer, you’re doing it very very wrong.
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"Charlottesville violence was fuelled by one side: white supremacists spreading racism, intolerance and intimidation. Those are the facts," tweeted Virginia Democratic Senator Tim Kaine.
In another development, the response of former President Barack Obama to the violence in Charlottesville has become the most-liked tweet ever.
The message, quoting Nelson Mandela, reads: "No-one is born hating another person because of the colour of his skin or his background or his religion."
It has been "liked" nearly three million times since being posted on Sunday.
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In his address, Mr Trump praised Ms Heyer's mother, Susan Bro, who had thanked him after his earlier statement for his "words of comfort and for denouncing those who promote violence and hatred".
But Mr Trump rounded on journalists at the news conference, again saying that many of them were writing "fake news".
"I had to see the facts, unlike a lot of reporters," he said at one point.
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