Following the deeply saddening Paris shootings, a particularly awful Donald Trump has reemerged (with a statement he Tweeted in response to January’s Charlie Hebdo shootings), prompting renewed outrage at its tastelessness. The French Ambassador to the United States recently responded perfectly, though he’s since deleted the Tweet.
Another response-which remains live-just came in from Frank Ocean. The artist took to his Tumblr to criticise Trump’s message. Frank hits the nail on the head when pointing out Trump was drawing a very long bow to link a tragedy to his own political ideology. The major flaw in Trump’s thinking is that mass shootings happen all the time in America, precisely because of its lax gun control. Thanks Frank.
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[The Royalty Issue, No. 318, Spring 12]