Trump rhetoric puts citizens at risk

My son and daughter-in-law instruct farmers worldwide in sustainable agriculture. They’ve worked in Muslim countries without incident for over 10 years. But now they fear for their safety if Donald Trump is elected president.

Even before Trump was the presumptive Republican nominee, the Islamic State recruited terrorists using videos featuring Trump’s call to ban Muslims from the U.S. And if elected, terrorist recruitment featuring his bigotry will be even more effective.

Such Trump-inspired terrorist recruitment tactics can be just as effective inside as outside the U.S. Radicalization can oc...