Tiki Torch Maker Not Happy With Charlottesville Neo-Nazis

MENOMONEE FALLS, WI — By now, most of America has seen the graphic images that have come out of Charlottesville, Virginia, over the last week in which white nationalist demonstrators have clashed with protesters, innocents and local law enforcement.

The striking images of neo-Nazi and white supremacist demonstrators staging a rally around Civil War-era public statues last Friday night were illuminated with tiki torches.

The maker of those torches, Wisconsin-based TIKI Brand Products out of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, was not happy with them.

In a statement the night of the rally in Charlottesville, TIKI Brand Products released a statement on their company's Facebook page, stating:

TIKI Brand is not associated in any way with the events that took place in Charlottesville and are deeply saddened and disappointed. We do not support their message or the use of our products in this way. Our products are designed to enhance backyard gatherings and to help family and friends connect with each other at home in their yard.

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The “Unite the Right” Rally was staged to oppose the removal of a statue of General Robert E. Lee, who led the Confederate forces during the Civil War.

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