Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Vista, is the latest San Diego politician to condemn "white supremacy, Nazism, and hate." He took to Twitter Tuesday evening following President Donald Trump's press conference earlier that day.
We should be abundantly clear. White supremacy, Nazism, and hate have no place in our society. We must condemn it on no uncertain terms.
— Darrell Issa (@DarrellIssa) August 15, 2017
Rep. Susan Davis, D-San Diego, also tweeted after the president spoke.
All Americans who support an aspirational America cannot and should not accept this behavior and expression of ignorance.
— Rep. Susan Davis (@RepSusanDavis) August 15, 2017
Rep. Juan Vargas, D-San Diego, also condemned the president's reaction to Charlottesville in a tweet.
Earlier on Tuesday, San Diego County Democratic elected officials denounced the hatred and violence that led to a woman's death in Charlottesville, Virginia, over the weekend and the initial response by President Donald Trump.
Confrontations Saturday between white supremacists and counter-protesters resulted in the death of a woman when a man drove a car into a crowd of people. At least 19 others were hurt.
At a news conference in Balboa Park, Sen. Ben Hueso, D-San Diego, called groups like the KKK and neo-Nazis a "horrible cancer" causing pain and destruction. He said he wants his and other children to be free from racism and discrimination.
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Sen. Toni Atkins said, "Donald Trump has given them active permission to put their hate on display for everyone to see."
Other local Democratic officials, like Assemblywoman Shirley Weber and City Council President Myrtle Cole, also spoke.
"Today, we have to figure out how do we touch people's lives and say `you know, there's no reason to hate because of the color of our skin,"' Cole said.
On Monday, county party Chairwoman Jessica Hayes released a statement that said, "We extend our deepest condolences to the families of the victims of the tragedy that was the hateful and divisive march in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Saturday, especially the family of Heather Heyer, a white woman who died at the hands of a white man who was showing his support of white supremacy. Their logic is as flawed as their morality."
The man accused of driving the vehicle that struck Heyer, 20-year-old James Alex Fields Jr. of Ohio, was denied bail in his first court appearance on Monday. He was charged with second-degree murder in connection with the death of the 32-year-old paralegal.
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Trump called racism "evil" and specifically named the KKK, neo-Nazis and white supremacists in remarks Monday about Saturday's violence. His remarks came after two days of bipartisan criticism that his initial comments failed to directly condemn white extremists and falsely equated their behavior to protests by the left.
Tony Krvaric, chairman of the Republican Party of San Diego County, said Monday he agreed with Trump's latest remarks.
"In short, violence and racism can never be tolerated," he said in an email to City News Service.
