By Jeff Sessions, U.S. Attorney General
What transpired in Charlottesville, VA over the weekend was categorically abhorrent. Now more than ever, Americans must see their leaders take an unambiguous stance against the bigoted actions that led to the tragic death of one and the maiming of several dozen other Americans.
That is why I am urging my Republican colleagues to condemn this racist violence and recommit themselves to peacefully passing racist laws.
America has witnessed an act of domestic terrorism by a group that espouses white supremacy, and we must respond in kind. The sooner our party can agree that this intolerance-fueled bloodshed has no place in our society, the sooner we can get back to civilly chipping away at the voting rights of minorities through our political system like normal.
Let me be very clear: It is essential that my fellow conservatives in Washington acknowledge this murderous hatred for what it is before returning to nonviolently defunding public schools in black communities by way of the legislative process.
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