WASHINGTON (AP) – The Latest on Republican reaction to President Donald Trump’s comments about the weekend’s violence in Charlottesville, Virginia (all times local):
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Sen. Lindsey Graham says President Donald Trump’s comments about the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, are dividing Americans instead of healing them.
The South Carolina Republican said in a statement Wednesday that many Republicans “will fight back against the idea that the Party of Lincoln has a welcome mat out for the David Dukes of the world.” Duke is a former leader of the Ku Klux Klan.
Graham was responding to Trump’s comments at a news conference that white supremacist groups and the people protesting against them share the blame for the violence in Charlottesville.