?Dark forces of extremism and violent bigotry are rearing their ugly heads ... We will not permit them to succeed? Today, the U.S. Conference of Mayors and the Anti-Defamation League held a press conference to deliver their own response to President Donald Trump?s press conference and subsequent statements on the violent demonstrations at a ?Unite the Right? rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, last weekend.
The two groups announced a new joint effort, the Mayor?s Compact to Combat Hate, Extremism, and Bigotry:

Dark forces of extremism and violent bigotry are rearing their ugly heads. We are now seeing efforts in our states and at the highest levels of our government to weaken existing civil rights policies and reduce their enforcement.
We have seen an increase in hate violence, xenophobic rhetoric, and discriminatory actions that target Muslims, Jews, and other minorities. We will not permit them to succeed.
More than 240 mayors have already signed on to the effort in the last 48 hours, representing Democratic and Republican leaders from cities including New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles, Houston, Dallas, Baltimore, Atlanta, Washington, D.C., and San Francisco.
Organizers noted this was roughly half of the group?s membership, and a quarter of the signatories are Republican. A complete list of signatories can be found here, and interested mayors can join here.

Read the details of our compact with @ADL_National here: https://t.co/v0JdKx7l4K #MayorsStand4All? U.S....