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WATCH: DHS secretary Kirstjen Nielsen refuses to condemn white supremacist violence in Charlottesville
Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen. Image via DHS.

WATCH: DHS secretary Kirstjen Nielsen refuses to condemn white supremacist violence in Charlottesville

As the year anniversary of the white supremacist "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville, VA approaches, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen appeared to reiterate Donald Trump's "both sides" rhetoric.


Vice News' Tess Owen tweeted that during the Aspen Security summit, Nielsen was asked about the president's comment that there were "very fine people on both sides" of the rally where  by a man who was allegedly "infatuated" with Nazis.

"It's not that one side was right and one side was wrong," Nielsen said.

You can watch Nielsen discuss white nationalism below:

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