I think it's a perfectly fine statement to make, because they were criticized for supporting White Supremacists' protests as free speech, and they're making the

I think it's a perfectly fine statement to make, because they were criticized for supporting White Supremacists' protests as free speech, and they're making the distinction that they support the right to protest, but that their subsequent violence, after the ACLU made its original support, is not something they support. You'd think that this is obvious, but plenty of people would have extrapolated incorrectly given that people never read primary sources or check timelines themselves.