Charlottesville mayor defends police response to deadly protests

By Todd Shepherd

Published August 13, 2017 5:02pm ET

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Charlottesville mayor defends police response to deadly protests — A police officer stands in the middle of the street after declaring the protest an unlawful assembly during a white nationalist rally, on Saturday Aug. 12, 2017, in Charlottesville, Va. (Shaban Athuman/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP) | Shaban Athuman

Charlottesville Mayor Michael Signer defended the police and their response to protests by white nationalists and subsequently by counter-protesters that turned deadly and violent on Saturday.

John Dickerson, host of CBS’ Face the Nation, pointed out to Signer a Washington Post story said the police efforts, “at first seemed an anemic response from authorities.”

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