[VIDEO] What makes Trump's anti-Muslim retweets different from other stupid tweets
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-ed-trump-videos-20171129-story.html
Another day, another bizarre and irresponsible tweet by the president of the United States, another dilemma for this editorial page: Why comment on this inane exhibition when another one is sure to follow a few hours or days later? But President Trump’s retweeting early Wednesday of a series of anti-Muslim videos posted by a far-right figure in Britain is worthy of comment — and condemnation — for several reasons.
First, it continues — indeed, escalates — Trump’s demonization of Muslims, which had its origins in his breathtakingly bigoted campaign proposal to impose a "total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country’s representatives can figure out what the hell is going on.” Trump’s call to exclude adherents of an entire religion has cast a lasting shadow over his presidency and his efforts to impose what he continues to call a “travel ban.”...
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