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Donald Trump blasted for failing to condemn far-right in response to fatal Virginia white supremacist rally

The President slammed by Republicans for failing to out 'neo Nazi' rally which saw one person dead and 19 injured

DONALD Trump has been blasted for his response to violence at a white supremacist rally.

The US President was slammed by members of his own Republican party for stopping short of explicitly condemning the far-right.

Protesters gather outside the White House for a vigil in response to the death of a 32-year-old woman at the Unite the Right rally in Virginia
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Protesters gather outside the White House for a vigil in response to the death of a 32-year-old woman at the Unite the Right rally in VirginiaCredit: Reuters
Donald Trump has been blasted for his response to the white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia
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Donald Trump has been blasted for his response to the white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, VirginiaCredit: AP:Associated Press
Heather Hyer died after a white supremacist drove his car into a crowd of anti-racism protesters
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Heather Hyer died after a white supremacist drove his car into a crowd of anti-racism protestersCredit: Reuters
A puppet of US Attorney General Jeff Sessions alongside a Heather Heyer sign
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A puppet of US Attorney General Jeff Sessions alongside a Heather Heyer signCredit: Getty Images - Getty
A demonstrator holds a sign near the Washington Monument
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A demonstrator holds a sign near the Washington MonumentCredit: EPA
Protesters hold signs labelled Heather Heyer Heronine
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Protesters hold signs labelled Heather Heyer HeronineCredit: Rex Features

A woman was killed as a car ploughed into counter-protesters heckling white nationalists, including the Ku Klux Klan, in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Mr Trump said he condemned violence by “many sides”.

He said: “We condemn in the strongest possible terms this egregious display of hatred, bigotry, violence, on many sides... The hate and division must stop, and must stop right now.”

President Donald Trump was criticised by both Republicans and Democrats for his response.

Republican Ana Navarro said: “This is not ‘many sides’. It’s white supremacist terrorism.

"The President does not have the spine to say so.”

US citizens took to the streets as a form of outrage
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US citizens took to the streets as a form of outrageCredit: Reuters
Numbers gathered outside the White House
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Numbers gathered outside the White HouseCredit: Reuters
A woman holds up a sign labelled 'no hate no fear' as the crowd gather for a vigil in memory of Heather Heyer
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A woman holds up a sign labelled 'no hate no fear' as the crowd gather for a vigil in memory of Heather HeyerCredit: Reuters
Sacked Anthony Scaramucci said the President needed to be 'much harsher' on white supremacists
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Sacked Anthony Scaramucci said the President needed to be 'much harsher' on white supremacistsCredit: ABC News

Other Republican leaders like Florida Sen Marco Rubio called out the president for not describing the events in Charlottesville for what they were, “a terror attack by #whitesupremacists”.

Former White House communications director, Anthony Scaramucci said the President needs to be “much harsher” on white supremacists.

Mr Scaramucci, 53, said: “I would not have recommended that statement. I think he needed to be much harsher as it related to white supremacists and the nature of it.

“I applaud General McMaster for calling it out for what it is, it’s actually terrorism.”

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A picture of Heather Heyer is held in front of City Hall in Los Angeles, California
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A picture of Heather Heyer is held in front of City Hall in Los Angeles, CaliforniaCredit: EPA
People get on their knees to pray for the 32-year-old woman killed by the moving vehicle
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People get on their knees to pray for the 32-year-old woman killed by the moving vehicleCredit: Getty Images - Getty
President Trump condemned the violence 'on many sides' following the car attack
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President Trump condemned the violence 'on many sides' following the car attackCredit: Reuters
James Alex Fields has been charged with murdering the 32-year-old and injuring 19 others
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James Alex Fields has been charged with murdering the 32-year-old and injuring 19 othersCredit: AP:Associated Press

He added: “With the moral authority of the President you have to call that stuff out.”

James Fields, 20, of Ohio, is charged with murdering Heather Heyer, 32, and injuring 19 others.

He had earlier been seen with yobs lashing out at protesters against Saturday’s Unite the Right rally.

The white supremacists, whose motto is “blood and soil” – a nod to a similar Nazi slogan – denied Fields was a member of the white supremacists.

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