Mikhail Baryshnikov sees flashes of the Soviet Union's hammer and sickle in Donald Trump's rhetoric. The legendary Russian-American dancer, choreographer and actor warned of the danger posed by Trump in a new video released on August 17 in which he endorsed Hillary Clinton and ripped into the Republican nominee as reminiscent of "dangerous totalitarian opportunists" who have driven people like him out of their countries.
“Forty two years ago I left a country that built walls to come to a place without them. But today, as a citizen of the United States, for the first time, I’m hearing rhetoric that reminds me of the Soviet Union of my youth, where it was a crime, and continues to be, a crime to be different,” said Baryshnikov, who had never publicly endorsed a candidate, in 75-second video released by the social media campaign Humanity for Hillary titled “#ITrustHer.”
