Russell Simmons has penned an open letter titled "A Prayer For Donald Trump And America From An Old Friend" to the President-elect, with the Def Jam co-founder warning his "old friend" that his "radical beliefs" need to be addressed.
Simmons and Donald Trump may sound like an unusual friendship, but the reality is that the two have known each other for over 30 years. The letter, which was published by The Huffington Post, covers a wide range of issues including religious tolerance, climate change and women's rights.
"Donald, you cannot target a religious group of people. That is dangerous. You cannot separate families and deport people who have only known this country as their home. That is immoral. Donald, you cannot further militarize the police and empower them to antagonize and terrorize black communities. That is unjust. You cannot wage war against women’s rights. That is disastrous. You must stop with the hateful and harmful language towards women and people of color. That is unacceptable. Donald, you cannot rip up all of our regulations that protect our planet, continue to subsidize the meat industry and put people in power that think climate change is a hoax (the rumor of who you want to appoint to run the EPA is frightening). That is beyond repair."
This isn't the first time Simmons has written an open letter to Trump, with the rap mogul releasing "To My Old Friend Donald Trump, Stop The Bullshit" toGlobalGrind last December.
