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Beyond Charlottesville Taking a Stand Against White Nationalism

Terry McAuliffe

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER When Governor Terry McAuliffe hung up the phone on the afternoon of the violent “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, he was sure Donald Trump would do the right thing as president: condemn the white supremacists who’d descended on the college town and wh...

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The book was written in 2019 and covers the events of Charlottesville. The author discussed the events surrounding the rally and how he felt it was the worst moment of President Trump's presidency.

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I really had a hard time with these thousand neo-Nazis and white supremacists and the things that they were saying about women, African-Americans, members of the Jewish faith, standing in front of the...

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Episode: Words Matter - Interview with Gov. Terry McAuliffe

The book was written in 2019 and covers the events of Charlottesville. The author discussed the events surrounding the rally and how he felt it was the worst moment of President Trump's presidency.

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I really had a hard time with these thousand neo-Nazis and white supremacists and the things that they were saying about women, African-Americans, members of the Jewish faith, standing in front of the synagogue saying we're going to burn you and burn that synagogue like we did in Auschwitz and crowds cheering.

I got to tell you, I just how did we get to a place like this in America?

And I said to the president, I said, Mr. President, you have got to stop this hate speech. Mexicans were all rapists and drug dealers. No Muslims can come to America.

He said, you're right. We've got to get people together.

I said, you know, you need to come, Mr. President, everybody in the world is watching what's going on here around the world. They're wondering what's happened in America. You have got to come out and address the nation.

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