White nationalist groups march in 'Unite the Right' rally in Charlottesville

President Trump holds a press conference at Trump Tower on August 15, 2017 in which he says there were "very fine people on both sides" of the violent clashes in Charlottesville, Virginia, that killed 32-year-old Heather Heyer on August 12. The August 11–12 Unite the Right rally is organized by white nationalists Jason Kessler and Richard Spencer and attended by David Duke, former KKK grand wizard. Marchers carry tiki torches and chant "Jews will not replace us." On August 12, attendee James Alex Fields Jr. deliberately drives his car into a crowd of counter-protesters, killing Heyer and injuring 19 others. Trump's initial statement on August 12 condemns violence "on many sides," omitting any mention of white supremacy. After bipartisan criticism, he reads a prepared condemnation of the KKK and neo-Nazis on August 14. On August 15, he reverts at the press conference, equating the neo-Nazi marchers with counter-protesters and praising some of the statue-defenders as "very fine people." House Speaker Paul Ryan calls the remarks "not right." FBI Director Christopher Wray has testified that racially motivated violent extremism — primarily white supremacy — represents the largest share of domestic terrorism.