Tulsi, Don't Fall for Trump's Trap

By Scott Galindez, Reader Supported News

22 November 16

understand your desire to serve our country. I understand that it is hard to say no to the Commander in Chief. You served our country honorably and you probably think that you can influence the direction of Donald Trump. Your values are likely leading you toward serving in the Trump administration.

Don’t do it – it’s a trap. I may be wrong, but I believe Donald Trump is setting you up to be the fall gal. The Donald will always point to you as an example of a woman and a progressive from whom he got advice before taking military action. As a member of the administration you will not be able to publicly speak out against policies that you disagree with.

You are more than qualified to serve as UN ambassador or in any national security role. You are a rising star in the Democratic Party. My guess is that they know they can ruin your career by tying you to their policies. Fast forward four years and multiple military actions that some will tie to you because you did the right thing and didn’t publicly criticize the policies of your boss. I suppose you could publicly resign and express your opposition to the policies. Are you willing to risk that being the end of your political career?

We need you in Our Revolution, fighting for real change. We need you to stand up for our veterans and not have to go along with a policy that put them in harm’s way for Donald Trump’s oversized ego.

Don’t jeopardize your career to serve a racist bigot who will point to you to show he is not sexist. Wait four years and help us remove him from office. Your country needs you in the fight against Donald Trump, not in an effort to make him look good.

Scott Galindez attended Syracuse University, where he first became politically active. The writings of El Salvador's slain archbishop Oscar Romero and the on-campus South Africa divestment movement converted him from a Reagan supporter to an activist for Peace and Justice. Over the years he has been influenced by the likes of Philip Berrigan, William Thomas, Mitch Snyder, Don White, Lisa Fithian, and Paul Wellstone. Scott met Marc Ash while organizing counterinaugural events after George W. Bush's first stolen election. Scott will be spending a year covering the presidential election from Iowa.

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