US military leaders are distancing themselves from Trump's Charlottesville rhetoric

President Donald Trump's military leaders have roundly rebuked the deadly violence that unfolded at a rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, last weekend.

"No place for racial hatred or extremism in @USMC," Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Robert Neller tweeted, hours after Trump's press conference on Tuesday. "Our core values of Honor, Courage, and Commitment frame the way Marines live and act."

The US Navy's senior military officer weighed in on Saturday, the same day the three fatalities were confirmed in the aftermath of the rally: "Events in Charlottesville unacceptable & musnt be tolerated @USNavy forever stands against intolerance & hatred," Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson tweeted.

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