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Reich writes: "Yesterday at his rally in Florida, Trump attacked one of the women who has accused Roy Moore of pursuing a sexual relationship with her when she was a teenager and he was in his 30s."

Former Clinton labor secretary Robert Reich. (photo: Steve Russell/Toronto Star)
Former Clinton labor secretary Robert Reich. (photo: Steve Russell/Toronto Star)


This Is How Tyranny Begins

By Robert Reich, Robert Reich's Facebook Page

09 December 17

 

esterday at his rally in Florida, Trump attacked one of the women who has accused Roy Moore of pursuing a sexual relationship with her when she was a teenager and he was in his 30s. The woman, Beverly Young Nelson, said earlier yesterday that she had added notes under Moore's note and signature in her high school yearbook, which she'd previously offered as evidence of their relationship. "So did you see what happened today, you know, the yearbook? Did you see that?" Trump said mockingly at the rally. "There was a little mistake made, she started writing things in the yearbook. Ah, what are we gonna do?” Trump also chided Nelson’s lawyer, Gloria Allred. “Gloria Allred, anytime you see her, you know something's going wrong."

This is the President of the United States going after a woman who has had the courage to accuse a powerful man of sexual abuse, and her lawyer. Can you imagine the heat these women are now taking? Beverly Nelson and Gloria Allred are not politicians or celebrities with their own followings. Nelson is simply a private citizen of the United States, and Allred is representing her. Who in the future will have the courage to stand up to Trump and his powerful political allies when he mocks and attacks individuals like this?

This is how tyranny begins. This is how democracy ends. Friends, we must stand up to this.

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