Subject: Fwd: Governor Inslee, Congressman Adam Smith, Hispanic, Muslim, and Community Leaders Denounce Donald Trump
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Date: Fri, 6 May 2016 19:56:56 -0700

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From: Jamal Raad <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Date: May 6, 2016 at 10:41:12 PM EDT
To: Jamal Raad <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Subject: Governor Inslee, Congressman Adam Smith, Hispanic, Muslim, and Community Leaders Denounce Donald Trump

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 6, 2016
Contact: Jamal Raad; 360-480-2066<tel:360-480-2066>

Governor Inslee, Congressman Adam Smith, Hispanic, Muslim, and Community Leaders Denounce Donald Trump

Seattle – Today, on the eve of Donald Trump's visit to Washington state and on the same week Donald Trump became the presumptive Republican nominee for President of the United States, Governor Jay Inslee and Congressman Adam Smith joined with Hispanic, Muslim, and community leaders at El Centro de la Raza to highlight how dangerous Donald Trump's hateful rhetoric has been to families across Washington state.

Throughout his campaign, Donald Trump has made sexist, Islamophobic, and xenophobic statements and has put forward discriminatory policies that are deeply inconsistent with Washington state's values.

"In one of the first states in the nation to give women the right to vote, Donald Trump ought to be the last man to vote for," said Governor Jay Inslee. "In the state that respects the right of citizens to decide who to love and values empathy and compassion, we are going to reject a candidate whose fundamental message is based on fear and hatred. Fear of people who look different than us, fear of people of different faith, and hatred of the concept of inclusion that has built such a successful economy in Washington state. We are better than that."

"Internationally, Donald Trump’s reckless proposals play right into ISIS’ playbook, which creates a more dangerous world for all people," said Congressman Adam Smith. "In Washington state, we have seen firsthand the damage that the presumptive Republican nominee’s policy proposals have on our communities and places of worship. Just recently, Curry Temple CME was attacked by vandals expressing hatred and vitriol. Washington state’s values encourage compassion, acceptance, and inclusion. We must stay true to these values, instead of allowing his message of hate to spread any further."

"Donald Trump is wrong for business, he’s wrong for women, and he’s wrong for our country," said Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner, MomsRising*. "And Washington moms, whether they work at home with their kids or work for pay, know that men like Trump are standing in the way of progress and prosperity for all. Most of all, Washington moms recognize a bully.  A bully is someone who divides people.  A bully is someone who prays on people’s worst fears and offers false solutions that just spread more pain and anger.  And Washington moms know that's wrong for Washington state."

"Anti-Muslim hate crimes have never been as high in number or in severity as they are now," said Varisha Khan. "In times like this, young Americans like me are counting on fair-minded leaders across our nation to realize they have a duty to publicly and vocally affirm American values of religious freedom, and publicly and vocally tell the stories of the lives and contributions of American Muslims they know."

*organization name for affiliation purposes only

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