WINNIPEG — Mayor Brian Bowman extended an invitation to Donald Trump to visit Winnipeg and the Canadian Museum for Human Rights on International Human Rights Day.
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Winnipeg’s mayor extended the invitation to the Republican presidential candidate from his Twitter account with a formal letter attached Thursday afternoon.
“My invitation comes today, on International Human Rights Day, in light of the recent traumatic events in Paris and around the world, and in response to your political and personal reaction to them,” Bowman said in the letter. “As you fight to close doors on foreign Muslims in the United States, Canada is preparing to welcome 25,000 Syrian refugees.”
Bowman went on to say he hopes Trump will develop “a more profound sense of compassion and tolerance for others” through a visit to Winnipeg and the museum.
The controversial candidate for the Republican nomination has come under fire recently after calling for a ban on Muslims from entering the U.S.
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White House press secretary Josh Earnest said calling for the ban could disqualify Trump from presidency.
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