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TRUMP RESPONDS TO CHARLOTTESVILLE: 'There is no place for this kind of violence in America'
President Donald Trump responded to the violence that erupted in Charlottesville, Virginia before a white nationalist rally on Saturday.
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The demonstrations precede a "Unite the Right" rally called by white nationalists in response to a plan to remove a statue of Confederate general Robert E. Lee from a park in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Two people have been treated for serious but not life-threatening injuries, according to Charlottesville officials.
Trump's tweet was the first official response to the violence from the White House, and came nearly an hour after First Lady Melania Trump tweeted about the situation in Charlottesville. "#," her tweet read.
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Before Trump had issued a response, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called on the president to condemn the violence immediately. "
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