On Friday, January 20th, Donald J Trump became the 45th President of the United States. Leaving my political party affiliation out of this, I will agree that Trump has been a controversial candidate from the very start. Some things have been revealed about him that put him under fire from the media, other politicians, and a large number of US citizens in general.
While Trump is criticized constantly, as a politician and a grown man, he knows how to handle being criticized and torn apart. Just because Trump has done some things worth criticizing, this does not give anyone the right to go after his family or his children.
It came to my attention a few days ago that SNL writer Katie Rich tweeted about Donald Trumps son, Barron, who is only 10 years old.
To label any human being as a shooter is wrong in the first place, but to label the President's son - a 10-year-old boy - as a shooter is unbelievably wrong.
As I sit here and reflect on this happening, I try to think back to when I was 10 years old. At that young of an age, you are easily influenced by the words of others, and due to this influence words can deeply hurt you. If someone told me when I was 10 years old that I was going to be a "homeschool shooter", those words of negativity and criticism would stick with me for the rest of my life.
As a citizen of the US, you are free to say whatever you'd like and speak your opinions, thanks to the first amendment. But, just because we have the right to free speech does not mean we have the right to tear apart and make fun of a child.
Just because his father, the President of our country might I add, has done, said, or decided some things you may not agree with, gives you no right to attack his child, a 10-year-old boy.
Thankfully, SNL has suspended Katie Rich for the comment she made about Barron Trump. Hopefully, this suspension forces her to realize the depth and intensity of the comment she made about a young boy who should never be the victim of a verbal attack that malicious.
You can attack the President all you want - if you don't agree with his views, you have the right to speak up against them and voice your opinion. But if his children have done nothing to offend you, it is wrong to attack a child for simply being the son of someone you may not like.
