My 12-year-old daughter is African American. A boy approached her at school and said, “Now that Trump is president, I’m going to shoot you and all the blacks I can find.”
This incident, reported by the girl’s mother, is just one of the almost 900 reports of hate based intimidation and harassment in the 10 days after the election. Many attackers brought up the name of the then president-elect, clarifying that he had inspired them to do these hate crimes. Donald Trump’s main campaign slogan, “America First”, his views on nationalism and race-related issues, and his right hand man are a main reason why so many immigrants, African-Americans, Muslims, and Jews have been the victims of these crimes. According to the Crime Museum, a hate crime is…show more content… Nationalism started as early as biblical times, where the Israelites believed that they were the chosen nation and that their nation was superior to all others. Donald Trump is a firm believer that the Government should put America First. “The Trump Administration is committed to a foreign policy focused on American interests and American national security.” Trump is saying that he is trying to make America better, not the world. This is a very nationalistic approach, which may be encouraging these acts of…show more content… Some of these headlines include; 'The solution to online 'harassment' is simple: Women should log off', 'Suck it up buttercups: Dangerous Faggot Tour returns to colleges in September', 'Hoist it high and proud: The Confederate flag proclaims a glorious heritage', ' "Would you rather your child had feminism or cancer?" ', and many more. Since Steve Bannon founded this website, he almost certainly shares these views. Steve Bannon is Trump's right hand man, and these hateful views must rub off on the president and his supporters. Many Democrats and organization have denounced Bannon, and a number of them have labeled him as a “White Supremacist”. Some of these organizations are: The Southern Poverty Law Center, where a senior fellow referred to Steve Bannon being Trump’s Chief Strategist as “-this signals is Donald Trump bringing hatred of immigrants and Muslims, and misogyny directly into the White House," The Anti-Defamation League and J Street, and J Street even called for Trump to "rescind this appointment immediately." The Council on American-Islamic Relations also called for Trump to reconsider, calling Bannon’s rise to the White House a “disturbing message that anti-Muslim conspiracy theories and White nationalist ideology will be welcome in the White
