According to the Fox news story (link below), Mr. Trump referred to Evan McMullin, a former presidential candidate and former CIA officer, as Evan McMuffin in a recent speech. The article indicates that Mr. McMullin has been a vocal critic of Mr. Trump. It further mentions other rude nicknames that Mr. Trump as consistently used against opponents during his campaign.
When did our society fall to such a level as to be accepting of the amount of name calling that Mr. Trump employs? Have our standards of decency fallen to such a level that this is our new norm? Is this the kind of behavior want we want in our leader? To me, it's embarrassing. When traveling outside of the country, I sometimes feel the need to apologize to others for the behavior of our leaders. That's a pretty sad state of affairs.
We're all well versed in Mr. Trump's Twitter feed and his propensity to attack individuals over criticisms or perceived slights and the name calling seems to be his normal mode of speaking. I used to think it was just for show but it doesn't seem to have changed even though he won the election.
I regularly heard comments during the campaign that people were tired of all of the 'political correctness' in our society. I feel like people are just using that as an excuse to be crass and rude. I know my language can be pretty salty at times but what I say in the privacy of my home or with my friends is very different that what I use in other realms. I do not believe that being polite ever hurts. You can be brutally honest and still not resort to such petty name calling. It demeans all of us and further damages our society to resort to rude behavior on such a consistent basis.
I understand that Mr. McMullin was being critical of Mr. Trump and his cabinet nominees. But when you run for public office you have to be an adult and realize that criticisms are going to come with the territory. I don't see Mr. McMullin using derogatory name calling in this article. (I can't attest to his past however). Our president needs to lead by example. You cannot expect to gain people's respect by name calling like a 3 year old would do when someone won't share their toys in the sandbox.
Mr. Trump, I know you're busy with setting up your cabinet and reveling in the adoration of those who are attending your Thank You Tour, but could you please stop the name calling and offer respect to even those people who may not agree with your policies or views?
How else will this country ever heal the division that exists if our leader doesn't act with mutual respect for everyone?
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