Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, Solidarity) | Oireachtas source

When it seemed safe that Donald Trump would not be elected, the Taoiseach's predecessor, Deputy Enda Kenny, described his comments as racist and dangerous. Over a year later, it is absolutely clear that it is not only his comments but that Donald Trump himself is racist, sexist and dangerous. His big and beautiful wall, which he continues to push as a means to whip up racist sentiment, has been matched with anti-immigrant executive orders which have resulted in families being broken up across the country, with over 100,000 arrested by immigration officials last year. The so-called dreamers, undocumented immigrants who came to America as children, including Irish people, now face the threat of deportation. He has called for National Football League, NFL, bosses to fire American football players such as Colin Kaepernick who take a knee in protest at the killing of black Americans by the police. His response to Charlottesville, a violent protest by far right and fascist forces, which saw the murder of Heather Heyer, was disturbingly revealing. He said there was blame on many sides and went on to describe the anti-fascist protesters as "very, very violent". He is a US President who not only bragged about sexual assault, and has not only been accused by multiple women of sexual assault, but whose policies and appointments reveal a deeply sexist and homophobic outlook. He has opened an attack against Planned Parenthood and implemented a series of anti-LGBT measures, including an attempt to ban transgender people from the military and overturning protections for trans school students.

In January, the doomsday clock for humanity was moved forward by 30 seconds to two minutes to midnight. The scientist responsible wrote:

Never before has the Bulletin decided to advance the clock largely because of the statements of a single person. But when that person is the new president of the United States, his words matter.

Those words include the threat of fire and fury against North Korea. Donald Trump threatens the future of our planet. His withdrawal from the Paris Agreement is matched by rolling back environmental regulations, pushing forward with oil and gas extraction, a drive to restart coal extraction and giving the go-ahead for the Keystone XL pipeline. He is a danger to humanity.

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