'Humans of New York' founder, Brandon Stanton, pens open letter to Donald Trump
Brandon Stanton, the creator of the popular 'Humans of New York' Instagram account ruffled some feathers Monday with his comments on Donald Trump's presidential run.
Stanton took to Facebook to slam the GOP front-runner's 'racist' and 'supremacist' actions made thus far on the campaign trail.
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In the open letter, he begins by saying how he wanted to avoid commenting on the candidates individually, but due to recent events had to change his stance.
An Open Letter to Donald Trump:Mr. Trump,I try my hardest not to be political. I've refused to interview several of...
Posted by Humans of New York on Monday, March 14, 2016
In just four hours since it was posted, the letter has been shared more than 600,000 times -- and that's just on Facebook. Twitter is also singing his praises, as Stanton's powerful words began trending on the social media site shortly thereafter.
Thank you Brandon Stanton of HONY! This is, by far, the best response I've seen to Donald Trump. https://t.co/O0P8Yhn8KT
— John Brandkamp (@johnbrandkamp) March 14, 2016
#HONY and its spirit is basically the antithesis of Trump and his 'values'. Great letter from Brandon Stanton. pic.twitter.com/qPhK2Orbl5
— Niyati Burde (@niyatiburde) March 14, 2016
"It's not a political decision. It's a moral one." @humansofny writes open letter to Trump, creating a conversation about OBJECTIVITY #hony
— Samara Abramson (@Samara_Abramson) March 14, 2016
Words that need to be said...A powerful letter from the journalist of #HONY " Brandon Stanton" to #Trumphttps://t.co/62xSJVh9BT
— Esrα (@LadyGorge0us) March 14, 2016
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