To: Republican office holders and candidates
Republican Leaders: Say No to Candidate Donald Trump
Pledge that you won't support Donald Trump as the Republican nominee for president. It's time to push back against his bigotry and the violence perpetrated by his supporters.
Why is this important?
Nebraska Republican Senator Ben Sasse has courageously stated that he would not vote for Donald Trump, if Trump becomes the Republican nominee. He cited "Trump's relentless focus ... on dividing Americans, and on tearing down rather than building back up, this great nation."
This was a day after Trump refused to disavow the KKK in a televised interview on Sunday, dishonestly claiming he didn't know who former KKK grandmaster David Duke was, which former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney called a "disqualifying and disgusting response."
It is time that all Republican office-holders and office-seekers publicly state whether they would support a Trump candidacy or, if he is the nominee, they will declare they won't vote for his brand of bigotry.
The KKK response was only the latest in a series of incidents that have revealed the dangerous connection between Trump's campaign and white supremacists. Furthermore, Trump supporters have committed acts of violence, including at Trump's own rallies. And the candidate himself has verbally attacked women, immigrants, the disabled, and Muslims, while proposing policies that are bigoted, xenophobic, and unconstitutional.
It's time for Republican leaders to tell us where they stand—and declare they will not vote for, endorse, or campaign for Donald Trump if he is the Republican nominee.
This was a day after Trump refused to disavow the KKK in a televised interview on Sunday, dishonestly claiming he didn't know who former KKK grandmaster David Duke was, which former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney called a "disqualifying and disgusting response."
It is time that all Republican office-holders and office-seekers publicly state whether they would support a Trump candidacy or, if he is the nominee, they will declare they won't vote for his brand of bigotry.
The KKK response was only the latest in a series of incidents that have revealed the dangerous connection between Trump's campaign and white supremacists. Furthermore, Trump supporters have committed acts of violence, including at Trump's own rallies. And the candidate himself has verbally attacked women, immigrants, the disabled, and Muslims, while proposing policies that are bigoted, xenophobic, and unconstitutional.
It's time for Republican leaders to tell us where they stand—and declare they will not vote for, endorse, or campaign for Donald Trump if he is the Republican nominee.