Richard Branson on Protesting President-Elect Trump: ‘Fight for What We Believe to Be Right’
The billionaire businessman and philanthropist discusses his new documentary ‘Don’t Look Down,’ the 2016 election, and the Brexit disaster.
Jen Yamato
11.12.16 12:57 AM ET
“I’ve had a lot of people write to me saying, can I find some space on Necker Island? Can I send them, literally, on a one-way trip to space?” Sir Richard Branson half-laughs over the phone from New York.
But he knows America’s post-election panic is real. He’s alarmed, too.
“I’ve heard all sorts of things in the last few days,” he said, sharing his own unease, pausing for a cup of English breakfast tea. The Virgin Group mogul and Hillary Clinton supporter had made no secret of his fear of a Donald Trump victory in the months leading up to this week. Now he’s also wondering what the president-elect’s reign will mean for not only America’s future, but the rest of the world.
“I think it’s made a lot of people very sad and very worried—with good reason. There are things that all of us believe in, whether it’s tackling climate change or universal healthcare or looking after people like the refugees who desperately need help, or stopping automatic weapons...” he drifted off. “There are just so many things that a horrible cloud now hangs over.”
more:
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/11/12/richard-branson-on-protesting-president-elect-trump-fight-for-what-we-believe-to-be-right.html?via=newsletter&source=DDAfternoon
DO SOMETHING!
| 
