The first statements from the White House have trickled out on Twitter since the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, erupted ― beginning with first lady Melania Trump.
FLOTUS tweeted her sentiments about the “hate” coming out of Charlottesville by saying the following:
On Saturday, white supremacists and other fringe groups took over Charlottesville in preparation for a “Unite the Right” rally that has turned violent. The rally of the so-called alt-right was then met with Antifa counter-protesters and skirmishes ensued.
The violence and subsequent swarm of riot police making arrests, have caused a state of emergency in the state:
President Donald Trump made a public statement about the rally, a little under an hour later, tweeting that the country has “no place for this kind of violence”:
The president is currently on a 17-day “working vacation” at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey.
This piece has been updated.
