The following statement was submitted by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC).
Concerned Citizens:
When Donald Trump ran for office, he spoke the language of the so-called alt-right – really just a collection of white supremacists and other hatemongers who have rebranded themselves for the digital age.
They were thrilled and emboldened by his candidacy, seeing in him a kindred spirit.
It didn’t bode well for our country.
Now, a year has passed, and the wreckage we saw coming is no longer hypothetical. It’s very real.
We’ve compiled an in-depth report – America the Trumped – listing 10 ways that Trump and his administration are attacking the civil rights of the most vulnerable people in our country.
We hope you can take a few minutes to read it.
It surely doesn’t cover all the damage. We all know Trump’s also fraying our social norms and undermining our democracy in many other ways, such as his incessant lying and his attacks on the free press.
We won’t be celebrating his first anniversary as president tomorrow. Rather, we’ll be recommitting ourselves to the battle against hate and injustice. Many of us, in fact, will be joining the Women’s Marches that are happening across the country.
We know the march for justice is never over and that we can never stop fighting to make the promise of America a reality for everyone – particularly right now.
Thank you for everything you do in your community. Together, we can make a real difference.
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