The US Congress passed a resolution late on Tuesday calling on President Donald Trump to condemn hate groups after Trump was criticised for his response to the violence at a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, a month ago.<\/p>\n
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The US House of Representatives unanimously adopted the resolution, US Representative Gerry Connolly, a Democrat from Virginia, said in a statement. The Senate approved the measure on Monday.<\/p>\n
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“Tonight, the House of Representatives spoke in one unified voice to unequivocally condemn the shameful and hate-filled acts of violence carried out by the KKK (Ku Klux Klan), white nationalists, white supremacists and neo-Nazis in Charlottesville,” Connolly said.<\/p>\n
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The joint resolution, passed with the support of both Republicans and Democrats, will go to Trump for his signature.<\/p>\n
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Representatives for the White House did not respond immediately to an email seeking comment.<\/p>\n
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The Congressional resolution calls on Trump to condemn hate groups and what it describes as the growing prevalence of extremists who support anti-Semitism, xenophobia and white supremacy.<\/p>\n
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It also urges Attorney General Jeff Sessions to investigate acts of violence and intimidation by white nationalists, neo-Nazis, the Ku Klux Klan and similar groups.<\/p>\n
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Trump alienated fellow Republicans, corporate leaders and US allies and rattled markets last month with comments about the violence in Charlottesville, where white nationalists and neo-Nazis clashed with anti-racism activists on Aug 12.<\/p>\n
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One woman, Heather Heyer, was killed and several people were wounded when a suspected white nationalist crashed his car into anti-racist demonstrators.<\/p>\n
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The Congressional resolution calls Heyer’s death a “domestic terrorist attack.” James Alex Fields, a 20-year-old Ohio man who authorities say drove into Heyer and other protesters, has been charged with second-degree murder and other criminal counts.<\/p>\n
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On Aug. 12, Trump denounced hatred and violence “on many sides,” a comment that drew sharp criticism from across the political spectrum for not condemning white nationalists.<\/p>\n
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White nationalists had gathered in Charlottesville to protest against the planned removal of a statue of Robert E Lee, who led the pro-slavery Confederacy’s army during the US Civil War. Trump defended Confederate monuments last month.<\/p>\n
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At a rally in Phoenix on Aug 22, Trump accused television networks of ignoring his calls for unity in the aftermath of the violence in Charlottesville.<\/p>\n
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“I didn’t say I love you because you’re black, or I love you because you’re white,” Trump said at the rally. “I love all the people of our country.”<\/p>\n
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The resolution also acknowledged the deaths of two Virginia State Police officers whose helicopter crashed as they patrolled the Charlottesville protest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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