Donald Trump is a disgraceful demagogue.
The Syrians who are fleeing the bloodshed in their country — made worse by the introduction of Russian air strikes against anti-government rebels — are seeking asylum in other countries.
The United States is one country that has agreed to accept them.
Trump, the leading Republican presidential candidate, said he’ll “send them back” if he’s elected president in 2016.
To where? To the hell hole they’ve just left? To more misery and death? To more persecution? To tyranny?
Trump is a native of New York. Surely he knows about the inscription on the Statue of Liberty, the one that welcomes the poor and the dispossessed.
That the United States would welcome these individuals from the terror they are fleeing is in keeping with the highest ideals of this country.
Trump’s disgraceful demagoguery appeals to the very worst in human beings.
He should be ashamed of himself … except that he’s shown time and again he is without shame.