Hamilton Actor Delivers Perfect Response To Trump Attack By Showing The Meaning Of Free Speech

Last updated on July 17th, 2023 at 09:34 pm

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Hamilton cast member Brandon Victor Dixon responded directly to the president-elect’s claim that Mike Pence was harassed while attending the musical. The Broadway star told Trump that conversation is not harassment.

Trump tweeted a fictionalized tale of how Pence was harassed and treated rudely by the cast of Hamilton:

Brandon Victor Dixon addressed Trump’s claim of harassment directly:

Mr. Dixon apparently has a better hold on how free speech and conversation work than the man who will be the next President Of The United States. Dixon’s response was perfect.

However, Trump’s attack on the non-white cast of the musical combined with his plan to nominate Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) to be his Attorney General hints that non-white persons may find themselves targeted by the White House if they dare to speak out or protest against the Trump administration.

The fact that one has to wonder how Trump would have responded if Pence was booed while attending an all white musical says a great deal about the seeds of racial division that Trump has already sown in the country.

Dixon’s response to Trump was a defense of free speech that should never have to be said to the incoming President Of The United States. The fact that Brandon Victor Dixon had to respond to Trump is a very ominous sign for the fate the nation’s civil liberties under Trump.

Jason Easley

Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.

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