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With this first week in office down, Donald Trump has ruffled numerous feathers. Actually, more than we expected from the President-elect. From the halt on Obamacare and Planned Parenthood and now a Muslim ban that prohibits citizens from seven countries—Yemen, Somalia, Libya, Sudan, Syria, Iraq and Iran—from entering the country despite having valid visas.
And while many protested the unconstitutional executive order around the country, Gospel singer Tina Campbell of the duo Mary Mary took a different approach. Instead, she penned a lengthy open letter in support of Trump and his decision.
“I believe that no creed, nor color, nor class, nor status of people are better than the other, but we are all valuable; we are all necessary," she wrote. "I believe that all people and all lives matter, including that of Mr. Donald Trump and his family. I believe that the leaders of this nation should protect the opportunity for life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness for every single one of its citizens. And, I choose to believe that Mr. Donald Trump shares this same belief.”
Posted on her Facebook page, Campbell asked for those that were interested in hearing out her point of view to digest it with "an open mind." The 42-year-old did admit that she doesn't necessarily agree with everything Trump does or has done within his presidency already, she did explain that she's chosen to "be for him" as a citizen.
“President Donald Trump is the elected leader of this nation so, as a citizen, I choose to be for him. This is not a statement of agreement with all that has been, nor all that will be. It is a statement of a mature, responsible citizen who knows that a perspective, a strategy, or even a fight based in understanding, love, and a willingness to work together as we move forward, accomplishes more and goes much farther than a strategy based in anger, rage, fear, complaints, utter contempt, constant disagreeableness, and noncooperation.
Campbell's open letter closed with the power of forgiveness and her intention to show such strength during Trump's time in office.
“I’m so grateful that I have an inherent right to choose my perspective and, because of that, I choose to forgive all things that I have read, seen, and/or heard from or about Mr. Donald Trump that I deem as hurtful or offensive," she continued. "I believe that transformation and progress are inevitable when love and forgiveness are at the helm of the journey. Unforgiveness separates us, but forgiveness unites.”
Read Tina Campbell's full open letter below.
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