Ruth Coppinger (Dublin West, Anti-Austerity Alliance) | Oireachtas source

It has become clear from the election that there is a burning need to break the two-party system in the United States which clearly offers no alternative for the millions of Americans who suffered in the recession. Does the Taoiseach agree that it would have been much better if the anger and discontent that are clearly evident in the election result were reflected not in the election of a right-wing demagogue and populist such as Donald Trump but in someone like Bernie Sanders who, when he had been stopped and the Democrat primaries were rigged, should have gone independent and we might have had a different result today? I want to say something about with whom we should be building bridges in America. It is not Donald Trump who has not changed and will not change. We should be building bridges with those who are now potentially in danger of attack following his election to protect them from the abuse, racism and misogyny he has legitimised. We need to send a message of support to all of them, but we also need urgently to build a powerful anti-establishment alternative to cut across the hatred and division Donald Trump represents, a new anti-establishment alternative that will not be tied to the Democratic Party, a party that is pro-corporate and pro-war, but that will be a real party for the 99%.

I hope the people will organise in the US to stop Trump should he take action.

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