US President Donald Trump has asked Americans to rise above hatred and bigotry to silence violent protests like those seen in Charlottesville, Virginia yesterday. Violence erupted between white nationalists and counter-demonstrators over the fate of a monument that honors a hero of the Civil War that ended slavery. <br/><br/>Mr Trump told reporters at his New Jersey golf course that United States condemn in the strongest possible terms this egregious display of hatred, bigotry and violence on many sides. <br/>'<br/>Later, the White House clarified that President Trump has condemned all forms of violence, bigotry and hatred when he spoke about the violence in Charlottesville, including "white supremacists, KKK, neo-Nazi and all extremist groups".