I hope you didn’t watch Donald Trump’s appalling speech in South Dakota Friday night.

I did.

It was a frightening and disgusting display by a president who knows his popularity is plummeting and who feels cornered. Trump broadcast his intention to respond with overt racism and not-so-subtle appeals to violence.

The New York Times correctly reported that Trump used “exaggerated, apocalyptic language” and signaled “that he would exploit race and cultural flash points to stoke fear among his base of white supporters.”

A major theme of his remarks was the threat to “heritage” — Trump’s way of reframing calls for an end to monuments and honorifics for those who fought to perpetuate slavery.

I just wanted to say I’m proud of the work you and Public Citizen are doing together day in and day out to realize a different, better vision for our country.

In unity,

- Robert Weissman, President of Public Citizen

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