A sample of SC reaction to deadly violence in Charlottesville
A candlelight vigil was held on the steps of the South Carolina State House Saturday night, organized by the liberal activist group, Indivisible Midlands.
Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) joined a growing voice of Republicans calling Saturday’s violence in Charlottesville, Va., an act of domestic terrorism.
Domestic terror in #Charlottesville must be condemned by https://t.co/3gbI2ZFxr5. Otherwise hate is simply emboldened.
— Tim Scott (@SenatorTimScott) August 12, 2017
Domestic terror in #Charlottesville must be condemned by https://t.co/3gbI2ZFxr5. Otherwise hate is simply emboldened.
— Tim Scott (@SenatorTimScott) August 12, 2017
We must stand together to condemn racism & violence. We are the American family, and will not be divided by hate. #Charlottesville
— Tim Scott (@SenatorTimScott) August 12, 2017
Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) demanded a US Justice Department investigation of what he called a grotesque act of domestic terrorism, The Hill newspaper reported. Governor
Henry McMaster urged prayers for the people of Virginia.
South Carolina showed world her heart when confronted by hatred & violence. Pray for our brothers & sisters in Virginia. #Charlottesville
— Henry McMaster (@henrymcmaster) August 13, 2017
US Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC) pinned at the top of his Twitter feed a tweet he sent 18 months after Dylan Roof gunned down 9 parishioners at the historic Emanuel AME Church in Charleston.
May our nation be reminded of what South Carolina learned 18 months ago - what binds us together far exceeds whatever may separate us.
— Trey Gowdy (@TGowdySC) December 15, 2016
In her twitter statement, former SC Governor Nikki Haley also looked back at the the violence in Charleston that led the state to remove the Confederate battle flag from the state house grounds.
I know all to well the pain hate can cause. The American Spirit that binds us has no place for actions like this. #PrayersForCharlottesville
— Nikki Haley (@nikkihaley) August 12, 2017
Candidate for the Republican nomination for governor of South Carolina, Catherine Templeton, tweeted this.
It is the uneducated criminal who uses our history for horrible racist violence. Learn from the past. #PrayersForCharlottesville
— Catherine Templeton (@TempletonCath) August 12, 2017
This story was originally published August 12, 2017 at 10:32 PM with the headline "A sample of SC reaction to deadly violence in Charlottesville."