November 10, 2016

To President-Elect Trump:

The American people request that you publicly acknowledge and denounce the current rash of hate speech and related assaults visited by some Americans upon fellow Americans. Traditional and social media have documented a troublingly large number of such episodes, which appear to have escalated in frequency since November 8th. We believe it is your duty as President-Elect to (i) publicly address the nation and renounce these behaviors, (ii) pledge to support investigations into such episodes, and (iii) call on Congress to turn their attention to modernizing hate-crime laws, thereby affirming your commitment to “be President for all Americans.”

Respectfully,

Matthew M. Ippolito, Baltimore, MD