John,

The Trump campaign’s racist hate was on full, disgraceful display last night at Madison Square Garden. Dark, narcissistic smears and rank fearmongering have no place in America—and should be disqualifying for any candidate for office.

Quite frankly, this highlights the urgency of this election. The best way to prevent that hate from controlling our government is to vote. Check your voter registration here and look up your polling place here.

There is a pattern and a practice of Donald Trump and his allies attacking people of color and the places they live: His disparagement of Puerto Rico and Latinos comes after he leveled similar insults and lies at Detroit, Milwaukee, Philadelphia and the Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio.

Let’s show each other, and the world, that divisive, dehumanizing, discriminatory and dangerous rage is not who Americans are—and cast our votes accordingly.

In unity,
Randi Weingarten
AFT President