donald trump man speak hyperbole absolutes like bad sad find difficult condemn violent racists great-great grandson robert e. lee civil war general whose statue spur protest speak hatred say statues take down.the violence charlotte virginia erupt weekend plan white supremacist protest fact city plan remove statue city council vote say monuments civil war painful reminders violence injustice slavery harm white supremacy best remove public space place robert e. lee tell newsweek refer white supremacist protesters carry torch march charlottesville friday place hate mention trump name young lee say even great-great grandfather would do good job denounce neo-nazis white supremacists believe whatsoever lee say quick defend ancestor name belief general lee would tolerate sort behavior either first thing civil war bring union back together could become unify country want people think hide behind robert e. lee name life senseless act violence occur saturday lee says.as whether statues remain lee say yes proper context think absolutely option move museum put proper historical context lee say time different look institution slavery absolutely horrendous back time extremely different understand complicate 2017 look back period time want put statues general lee confederate people museums make good sense word much like holocaust memorials memorials divisive cruel violent time american history educational cautionary something worshiped.it pretty clear lee right ancestor namesake would think well document even original robert e. lee want civil war memorialize want nation heal think wise retire military leader write propose gettysburg memorial 1869 keep open sores war follow examples nations endeavor obliterate mark civil strife commit oblivion feel engender feature image via chip somodevilla/getty image even robert e. lee great-great grandson want statues tear