The American Legion reaffirmed its long-held opposition to hate groups just two days before President Donald Trump is scheduled to address its national convention in Reno.

On Monday, the Legion upheld a resolution it first passed in 1923 denouncing "individuals, groups, or organizations which create or foster racial, religious, or class strife among our people."

Such hate groups are "un-American, a menace to our liberties, and destructive to our fundamental law,” the resolution says.

American Legion spokesman Joe Plenzler said the reaffirmation of the resolution is a direct response to the violent white nationalist rallies in Charlottesville, Va.

"We are very concerned after what happened in Charlottesville," Plenzler said. "We felt compelled to take a firm stand."

The resolution also follows a statement issued by the Legion's national commander.

"On behalf of America's 2 million Legionnaires, we strongly condemn the violence that took place in Charlottesville on Saturday," National Commander Charles E. Schmidt said. "Americans fought fascism and crushed the Nazis in World War II, and anyone who waves a Nazi flag on our soil is, by very definition, anti-American. The disgusting displays of hatred and bigotry on display in Charlottesville dishonor all veterans who fought and died to stamp out fascism. We have one flag: the American flag. We are one people: the American people."

Following in a long tradition of presidential speeches at the Legion's national convention, Trump is expected to address the Legionnaires at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center on Wednesday morning.

His visit comes 10 days after the Charlottesville protests resulted in three deaths.

That prompted Councilwoman Jenny Brekhus to put out a statement urging Trump to skip his Reno visit. Other Nevada officials have spoken in support of Trump's visit to the American Legion convention, including Gov. Brian Sandoval and Attorney General Adam Laxalt.

"As an Iraq war veteran and former naval officer, I am grateful for his demonstrated commitment to our military communities, and look forward to greeting him alongside other elected officials,” Laxalt said in a written statement Tuesday.

Trump's visit also follows his first major speech addressing his plan for the war in Afghanistan, in which he vowed to deploy more troops to train Afghan forces, hunt down and kill Taliban terrorists and apply more pressure to Pakistan to deal with terrorist strongholds on its border with Afghanistan.