By Daily Mail (U.S.) | Created at 2024-11-15 04:10:15 | Updated at 2024-11-23 05:21:04
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Former Pro Bowl and Heisman Trophy winning quarterback Robert Griffin III is calling for an end to the hatred of the supporters of Donald Trump - saying the country needs to reunite after a divisive Presidential election.
One week after Trump won back The White House, Griffin made an attempt to get supporters of Kamala Harris to try and accept Trump voters.
'Dear America, this is a safe space. Calling any of the 75 Million Americans who voted for Donald Trump bigots is not how you unite people,' Griffin posted on X, formerly Twitter.
'How would you build a community where Black, White, Native American, Hispanic, Asian and all people celebrate their unique cultural backgrounds and beliefs without divisiveness?'
As Democrats try to search for answers after their crushing electoral defeat last week, Griffin is trying to preach unity in an American political landscape at its most divided in at least a century.
Last week, Griffin was quick to hit back at claims from MSNBC host Joe Scarborough that Harris lost because of 'misogyny from Black men'.
Robert Griffin III believes Democrats should stop trying to hate supporters of Donald Trump
'Black Men do support Black Women,' Griffin said, adding, 'Stop tearing down and blaming black men for everything under the sun when it comes to Black Women.'
Griffin hasn't shied away from politics on his social media accounts - especially during this election cycle.
He was critical of both Trump and President Biden when they met in their only Presidential debate back on June 27.
'My God, this Presidential debate proves that we need younger presidential candidates,' Griffin wrote on X that night.
Griffin also tried to appeal to calm when the attempted assassination of Trump happened over the summer.
'Hey man, I don't really care how much you love or hate President Donald Trump. Now is not the time to play politics,' Griffin said in a video.
'Now's the time to pray for Donald Trump, his family and the families of those who lost someone in the shooting.
'We got people out here who are so focused on the fact that they think that this assassination attempt was staged, and they are forgetting about the fact that someone died.'
