GLEN COVE, NEW YORK – New York State Assemblymember Charles Lavine (D-North Shore) has issued the following statement in response to a social media post by President Donald Trump featuring former President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle Obama, as primates in a jungle:
“Americans of good faith are disgusted by this blatantly racist video. It is nauseating to realize that our current president is so utterly devoid of basic human decency as to post something as disgusting as this on his social media page, and it is utterly bizarre to imagine what may be next on his agenda. This display is uniquely un-American.”
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Assemblymember Charles Lavine represents New York’s 13th Assembly District in Nassau County. He presently serves as Chair of the Judiciary Committee and is a member of the Committees on Codes, Ethics and Guidance, Insurance, and Rules. Lavine previously served as Chair of the Election Law Committee, Chair of the Committee on Ethics and Guidance, co-Chair of the New York State Legislative Ethics Commission, and as Chair of the bipartisan Taskforce that produced the Assembly Speaker’s Policy on Sexual Harassment, Retaliation and Discrimination. Lavine is also President of the New York Chapter of the National Association of Jewish Legislators and a member of its National Board of Directors.
