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Statement

MomsRising Calls Bannon Role in Trump Administration ‘Clear and Present Danger’

November 15, 2016
Maternal Health

Lisa Lederer, 202-371-1996

Statement of KRISTIN ROWE-FINKBEINER, Executive Director & CEO of MomsRising.org, on the Appointment of Stephen Bannon as Chief White House Strategist and Senior Counselor
“Our diversity is our nation’s most enduring strength. The fact that the people in our country, who come from all walks of life and tapestries of backgrounds, are free to live, love and worship as they will, is enshrined in our Constitution -- and is why America has long prospered.
 
“That’s why President-elect Trump’s appointment of Stephen Bannon as chief White House strategist and senior counselor is so disturbing. Simply put, Bannon has a history of promoting sexism, anti-Semitism, homophobia, transphobia and white supremacy -- and has dedicated his life to dividing Americans. This hurts our children, our families, our economy, and our nation. Bannon’s role in the Trump White House poses a clear and present danger to millions of Americans, and we will not stand for it.
 
“Donald Trump must immediately rescind his hiring of Bannon and prove to the country that he will be a President for all Americans by rejecting the unrepentant hate and bigotry of Stephen Bannon. We call on Donald Trump to rescind the hiring of Bannon and on members of the U.S. Senate and U.S. House to join us in urging him to do so for the good of our nation.
 
“Our country is stronger together and MomsRising’s more than 1 million members spanning from California to Virginia will continue to strongly oppose Bannon’s appointment and work towards real solutions to our country’s challenges - solutions that treat all Americans equally and fairly.”
 

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MomsRising.org is an on-the-ground and online grassroots organization of more than a million people who are working to increase family economic security, decrease discrimination against women and moms, and to build a nation where businesses and families can thrive. Established in 2006, MomsRising and its members are organizing and speaking out to improve public policy and to change the national dialogue on issues that are critically important to America’s families, including criminal justice reform, immigration policy reform, and gun safety. MomsRising is working for paid family and medical leave, affordable, high quality childcare and early learning, and for an end to the wage and hiring discrimination which penalizes women — particularly moms and women of color — and so many others. MomsRising advocates for access to healthy food for all kids, health care for all, earned sick days, and breastfeeding rights so that all children can have a healthy start. MomsRising maintains a Spanish language website: MamásConPoder.org. Sign up online at www.MomsRising.org — and follow us on our blog, and on Twitter and Facebook.