'Stop. Grow up. Show some decency,' Chesley B. Sullenberger III wrote.
"I remember vividly the anguish of being called on in grade school, knowing that I was going to have a hard time getting the words out; that my words could not keep up with my mind, and they would often come out jumbled," he wrote.
"The fact that I once stuttered did not keep me from being a successful U.S. Air Force fighter pilot, an airline pilot, or even a public speaker," Sullenberger added. Seeing Trump appearing to mock Biden for his stutter caused those memories to rush back to him, Sullenberger wrote, and how that could be detrimental to the self-esteem of children who stutter.
"What might a child who stutters, as I did, feel when they hear a grown-up on a public stage trying to make a bunch of other adults laugh by ridiculing a public figure who also stutters?" he asked."You can do any job you dream of when you grow up," he wrote."You can be a pilot who lands your plane on a river and helps save lives, or a president who treats people with respect, rather than making fun of them.
for sharing your story," the presidential candidate wrote."There's a lot of kids who I bet needed to hear it. Being different isn't a barrier to success. It can give you the strength to save lives in a crash landing — or even run for President."Being different isnât a barrier to success. It can give you the strength to save lives in a crash landing â or even run for President.
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