Charlottesville Organizer Gets Approval for 'White Civil Rights' Rally Near White House.

Jason Kessler, the white supremacist who organized last summer’s deadly rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, is planning to mark the anniversary with an event in D.C.’s Lafayette Square, right across from the White House.

The National Park Service has approved Kessler’s request, but has yet to issue the permit, according to the Washington Post. On the application, Kessler estimates that 400 people will show up on Saturday, August 11 and Sunday, August 12 for the purpose of “protesting civil rights abuse in Charlottesville Va / white civil rights rally.” The plan is for participants to meet at a rally point designated by law enforcement, march to Lafayette to give speeches, then return to the rally point. Kessler notes “members of Antifa affiliated groups will try to disrupt.”

Hundreds turned out for last year’s Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, which was held to protest the removal of a statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee. Police initially stood by as white nationalist marchers clashed with protesters. Authorities say that after they shut down the event, self-described Nazi James Alex Fields Jr. drove his car into a large group of counterprotesters, killing 32-year-old Heather Heyer and injuring 35 people.

A week later, Kessler tweeted, “Heather Heyer was a fat, disgusting Communist. Communists have killed 94 million. Looks like it was payback time.” He later deleted the tweet, claiming he was drinking and taking Ambien and Xanex when he posted it.

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