Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) states: “Black Lives Matter is not about police, it’s not about race, it’s not about justice. It’s about making us hate America so we can replace America. Because as long as we love her, we will not allow someone to replace her.” This echoes chants of “You will note replace us!” and “Jews will not replace us!” from neo-Nazis who marched in Charlottesville.
Read MoreRep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) suggests the participants in the white nationalist rally in Charlottesville in August may have been organized by an “Obama sympathizer” and funded by George Soros, whom Gosar accused of having “turned in his own people to the Nazis.” Both statements are categorically untrue.
Read MoreTrump refers to the neo-Nazis in Charlottesville as “very fine people,” and equates their violence with the self-defense measures taken by counter-protestors.
Read MoreHundreds of white nationalists, white supremacists, and neo-Nazis march in Charlottesville, VA, for the Unite The Right pre-rally. They carry torches, chant “Jews will not replace us,” and other Nazi slogans, violently attack counter-protestors, and surround a local synagogue while community members hide inside. The next day, a neo-Nazi drives his car through a crowd of counter-protestors, murdering Heather Heyer and injuring dozens.
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