Guverner Virdžinije Teri Mekolif je proglasio vanredno stanje pošto je izbio sukob izmedju belačkih demonstranata, odnosno nacionalista koji su nosili oklope i štitove kada su se okupili da protestrvuju zbog uklanjanja konfederativne statue i kontra demonstranata u Šarlotsvilu u Virdžiniji. Savetnik predsednika Trampa za nacionalnu bezbednost H.R. Mekmaster je rekao da je smrtonosno nasilje u Šarlotsvilu "potpada pod definiciju terorizma i da je možda motivisano mržnjom i rasizmom".
Protesti posle smrtonosnog nasilja u Šarlotsvilu
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Virginia State Police cordon off an area around the site where a car ran into a group of protesters after a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Aug. 12, 2017.
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Virginia State police stand guard at the crime scene where a vehicle plowed into a crowd of counter protesters and two other vehicles (rear) near the "Unite the Right" rally organized by white nationalists in Charlottesville, Aug. 12, 2017.
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Alt Right demonstrators class with counter demonstrators at the entrance to Lee Park in Charlottesville, Aug. 12, 2017.