Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam issued a response to the large rally in front of the state Capitol and said he would “continue to listen to the voices of Virginians, and will do everything in my power to keep our Commonwealth safe.”
In a statement, Northam suggested that the security decisions that were made ahead of the rally “successfully deescalated what could have been a volatile situation. This resulted from weeks of planning and extensive cooperation among state, local, and federal partners in Virginia and beyond.”
