Mikhail Baryshnikov: Trump's rhetoric 'reminds me of the Soviet Union'; Politico, 8/17/16

Nick Gass, Politico; Mikhail Baryshnikov: Trump's rhetoric 'reminds me of the Soviet Union' :

""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."

Baryshnikov defected from the Soviet Union in 1974 while touring Canada with the Kirov Ballet before becoming a naturalized U.S. citizen 12 years later. "The America I love welcomes people of all nations, all religions, and supports all forms of human expression. America welcomed me, an immigrant, and that welcome has made my life possible," Baryshnikov said."