Friend,

Disgusting.

Disgusting is how I would describe Donald Trump’s most recent racist, divisive, and extreme rhetoric -- when he took to Twitter to boast about overturning an Obama-era rule created to combat housing discrimination.

Trump tweets: "I am happy to inform all of the people living their Suburban Lifestyle Dream that you will no longer be bothered or financially hurt by having low income housing built in your neighborhood...Your housing prices will go up based on the market, and crime will go down. I have rescinded the Obama-Biden AFFH Rule. Enjoy!"

Here are the facts:

-The 1968 Fair Housing Act was created to prohibit discrimination based on race, color, national origin -- later including religion, sex, familial status, and disability.
-The 2015 Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule was created to combat modern-day segregation by requiring local governments to identify and address patterns of discrimination outlined in the Fair Housing Act.
-Now, Donald Trump is rolling back protections in our own communities and stoking the fires of hatred.

We cannot afford to move our country backward -- instead, we should listen to the diverse voices in our communities and take action to dismantle systemic racism and discrimination. Please sign our petition to tell Donald Trump to reverse course and re-enact the AFFH rule.

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The divisiveness in his language -- shamelessly connecting criminal activity to low-income housing -- is repugnant.

American values mean equal opportunities; American values mean protections from discrimination; American values mean welcoming everyone regardless of who you are or where you come from.

But we have a president who wants to actively undermine policies and institutions that are used to combat racism and discrimination. And this is the man that my opponent, Congressman John Katko, endorses.

So we need to speak out against this blatant bigotry. We need to reaffirm the principle that everyone deserves a fair shot to succeed and share in prosperity and security -- our true American values.

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Onward,

Dana







Dana Balter is a fearless advocate for central and western New York, running for Congress in the 24th district to ensure that everyone gets a fair shot at success.

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