Spineless!

In January 2018, President Trump met with a bipartisan committee of lawmakers who presented him with a comprehensive immigration proposal. When he discovered the plan included immigrants from Haiti, El Salvador, and Africa, he said, “Why are we having all these people from shithole countries come here?” His racist language drew immediate condemnation from around the world. Illinois Democrat Senator Richard Durbin, who was in attendance at that meeting, corroborated what Trump had said. Yet, very few GOP lawmakers repudiated his remarks.

Some Republicans, like Senators John McCain, Bob Corker, and Jeff Flake, have spoken out about the dangers of Donald Trump. But Corker, Flake, and a growing number of GOP legislators are retiring, freeing them to speak up. After this was reported in The Washington Post, Jeff Gates wrote a letter to the editor, stating legislators have always been free to speak honestly. They just have chosen not to. Party loyalty is more important to them than a candid and rigorous discussion of the president's tactics. Former Florida Republican Congressman, David Jolly, wrote a May 6, 2018 opinion piece expressing similar sentiments.

The silence from the GOP is deafening.

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The posters in this series reflect the conflicts the American political system has been experiencing during the turbulent period between 2010-2018. They are meant to encourage an exploration and a dialogue about the cultural minefield we now find ourselves in.