This week in Los Angeles — as in cities all over the country — protesters told the world: “Donald Trump is not our president.” He may be the president-elect, they said, but his xenophobic rhetoric and hate speech do not represent the core values of our country. (Also, he’s got quite a few lawsuits to fight.)
Here at MEL, it took time to figure out where to go after Tuesday’s shocking results. We’ve been feeling terror, sadness and a determination not to normalize the behavior of our next president. It’s our job to call him out on his shit — and to stand up for those who will be most vulnerable in the coming years. We’re all in this together; right now, that’s all we’ve got.
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