Dan Rather’s Response To Trump’s ‘Sh-thole’ Comment Is Perfect
Dan Rather: “This is undeniably and clearly outright racist.”
It was reported Thursday that during an Oval Office with Congressional leaders Donald Trump groused about immigrants coming from “shithole countries.”
The internet quickly erupted in backlash to Donald Trump’s racist remarks and now veteran journalist Dan Rather has responded with a powerful statement.
Rather called Trump’s comments “undeniably and clearly outright racist.”
Rather also compared Trump’s racist statement with the values espoused by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Read Dan Rather’s full response here:
Trump’s comments about immigrants from “shithole countries” is among the worst statements he has ever uttered. It might very well be the worst.
To have this outrage come as we approach the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is to cast in sharp relief the moral gulf between America as envisioned by the civil rights activist and our current President. It was Dr. King who said “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.” By all accounts, Mr. Trump does not now and has never believed in such an America.
This is undeniably and clearly outright racist. It simply cannot be allowed to continue by anyone who cares about the future of this country. This is sad. It is hurtful. It is dangerous. It is unpatriotic. Each elected official, each American, has a choice: where do you stand? Some may say this helps the President with his base. What about how it debases the values of our nation? This rhetoric has to be damned at every turn, at every time. That millions of hard working men, women, and children have lives that hang in the balance at the whims of this President only makes this moment all the more tragic. Make no mistake, America is diminished today in the eyes of the world and in the eyes of history. It will be up to every decent person to make sure that this is not our destiny.
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