February 24, 2017
Dear Mr. President,
There was a shooting in Olathe, Kansas yesterday. One man is dead and 2 wounded. There are hundreds of shootings everyday in
this country, so why should you care about this one? Because when Adam Purinton
pointed his gun at the men from India watching a basketball game in that bar, he
yelled, "get out of my country" just before he opened fire. A third man was shot in the hand and chest
when he tried to stop the gunman.
You have got to see that hatred and hate motivated violence
is at an all time high in this country.
Yet you seem so confused about why
this is happening. So let me be as
simple and clear as I can…it is because of YOU.
When Ivanka tweeted about religious tolerance the other day
the Internet exploded in outrage and indignation because it was was seen as obnoxious and
disingenuous. When you say you want the country to be united it's pretty clear
that what you mean is you want everyone to embrace your presidency. But those are two totally different
things!! And you did it again the other
day at your big press conference when the reporter asked you about the recent
rise in anti-Semitic crimes including bomb threats. Your response was,
"He said he was going to ask
an easy question-ok sit down, I understand the rest of your question. Folks, number one, I am the least
anti-Semitic person that you have seen in your entire life. Number two,
racism. The least racist.
We did relatively well - quiet, quiet,
quiet - see he lied about what was going to be a very straight simple question. I hate the charge. I find it repulsive, I hate even the question
because people that know me and you heard the Prime Minister, you heard
Netanyahu yesterday. Did you hear him,
Bibi, he said I've known Donald trump for a long time and said forget it so you
should take that instead of getting up and asking a very insulting question
like that. Just shows you about the
press but that's the way the press is."
This isn't about your popularity for God's sake! It's about the "us" and
"them" mentality that you embody and espouse and that you allow your
administration to project on your behalf.
I fear that this is going to get much worse before it gets
better. I hope that you are prepared for
that. How do you even sleep at night?
In Sadness,
Amy Beaton
P.S. Some food for
thought:
"Whatsoever
a man soweth, that shall he also reap."
Galations 6
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