Sen. Marco Rubio ironically tweeted how it is important for the nation to hear POTUS address the events in Charlottesville and how it was a terror attack by white supremacists. I say ironically, as Donald Trump never addressed these events as a terrorist attack by white supremacists. Though this event in time can definitely be seen as a terror attack on American soil by Americans, it is important, again, to note how Trump never explicitly states supremacy and nationalists as groups that he disagrees with and does not support.

American VP, Mike Pence, responded to a report that there is no tolerance for groups that incite hate and violence, including nationalists, and white supremacists. This is important, as the VP came right out and took a stance on what he does not support. Though he states "we", there was still a lot of criticism on Donald Trump as he did not take a stance and come out against these groups. This is a contradicting occurrence of statements between the president and vice president, which is very interesting as the pair seemed to agree upon Trump's campaign.

This group played on the NHL team, the Detroit Red Wings. They inappropriately and unlawfully used the DRW logo during the protest. This is significant as it caused a huge uproar in DRW fans as they might have been improperly informed and assumed that DRW supported this protest and nationalist/supremacist group(s). DRW and NHL came out with a statement addressing the issue and stating they did not support the protests and groups involved.

When Donald Trump addressed the public about the Unite the Right rally, he criticized both sides for the violence, hatred, and bigotry. However, it caused an uproar of criticizing Donald Trump for not expressing the hatred, bigotry, and violence that the white nationalists brought about, which led people to felt as though he was implying there was nothing morally wrong with nationalists and supremacists. This a significant moment in history as others presidents would have made it known that they did not support a group that incites violence and hatred for others, yet Donald Trump "stayed neutral".

Heather Heyer was standing up for what she believed in and wasn't backing down, which she was known for. She died helping others and fighting for what she believed in. It's sad and disappointing that individuals of different identities die every day, standing up and fighting for what they believe in, a lot of which is for the better of others. This is another significant time in history, much like others (i.e. women's rights march, black lives matter rallies, etc.), where multiple individuals have died because others cannot be civil and result to violence. It is extremely disappointing that this is the way the world is.