Republicans and Democrats and Independents must call for Donald Trump to be impeached after evil racist social media pictures

The Los Angeles Times echo to the editor: Enough❗💢 Last week, the Donald Trump shared the most disgraceful, racist post possible (“Trump refuses to apologize after sharing racist image of the Obamas: ‘I didn’t make a mistake,’” 🤥😔Feb. 6). It was not a misunderstood joke. It was overt, ugly and rooted in the same kind of dehumanization that has fueled violence and division in this country for generations.

Beautiful President Obama and his wife Michelle

When someone with national power displays this kind of racism, it does real harm. It signals permission to demean, exclude and scapegoat entire communities. It tells people of color that their dignity is conditional and their safety negotiable.

Leadership requires judgment, restraint and a basic respect for humanity. Anyone who chooses to post racist rhetoric has demonstrated that they lack those qualities. That alone should disqualify them from holding public office or wielding authority over others. If he were the CEO of a major corporation, he would have been fired.

I am calling on everyone — Republicans, independents and Democrats — to denounce this immediately and call for President Trump’s resignation or impeachment and removal. This behavior should not be normalized or tolerated.

Silence is complicity. This moment demands clarity.

From Marilyn J. Green, in Malibu, California