US military leaders distance themselves from Trump's stance on Charlottesville

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Natasha Bertrand?Verified account @NatashaBertrand 13m
US military leaders are distancing themselves from Trump's Charlottesville rhetoric

"No place for racial hatred or extremism in @USMC," Gen. Robert Neller, the Marine Corps commandant, tweeted Tuesday, soon after Trump held a fiery press conference in which he defended his response to the violence. "Our core values of Honor, Courage, and Commitment frame the way Marines live and act."

The US Navy's senior military officer weighed in Saturday, the day it became apparent that three people died in connection to the rally. "Events in Charlottesville unacceptable & musnt be tolerated @USNavy forever stands against intolerance & hatred," Adm. John Richardson, the chief of naval operations, tweeted.

The official Twitter account for the 82nd Airborne Division, one of the US Army's renowned infantry units, addressed an image of a man who wore a hat bearing the division's emblem while rendering what appeared to be a KKK salute.

"Respectfully, anyone who thinks this man represents our culture and values has never worn the maroon beret...and never will," the 82nd Airborne Division tweeted.

The account added: "Our WWII Airborne forefathers jumped into Europe to defeat Nazism. We know who we are. We know our legacy."

read: http://www.businessinsider.com/trumps-military-generals-charlottesville-protest-2017-8

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[world wide wally]

1. I hope they realize "this isn't an issue or policy matter"

This is a declaration of what side you're on. We see which side Trump has chosen and where he would have been during WWII