"On the side of those who combat racism and xenophobia. Our common fight, yesterday and today. #Charlottesville," he wrote on Twitter.
Germany's Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said Thursday that Trump had made "a huge mistake" by failing to clearly condemn a white supremacist, neo-Nazi and "alt-right" rally in Charlottesville.
Violence broke out at the Charlottesville rally called to protest plans to remove a statue of pro-slavery Confederate leader Robert E. Lee.
One counter-protester was killed when a suspected Nazi sympathiser drove a car into a crowd.
Macron shares support for US anti-racism activists
AFP - news@thelocal.fr
Published: 17 Aug, 2017 CET.
Updated: Thu 17 Aug 2017 16:32 CET
French President Emmanuel Macron backed anti-racism activists in the United States on Thursday in a message that avoided criticizing US President Donald Trump over his reaction to violence in Charlottesville.
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