Following the recent decision to uphold the block on Donald Trump's travel ban [1] by a US appeals court, people continue to share their opinions on the contentious executive order. Richard Gere [2] is the latest public figure to offer his thoughts on the POTUS's recent actions and specifically his treatment of refugees.

After a screening of The Dinner at the Berlin International Film Festival last Friday, the actor spoke at a news conference to spread a message of doing away with hostility and divisiveness. Gere explained to the gathered media how Trump's "biggest crime" is "conflating two words: refugee and terrorist [3]," according to Variety.

He described how these two terms have very different definitions, although Trump tends to treat them as one singular word. "A refugee is someone who seeks refuge; it is someone we need to help," Gere said. "The number of hate crimes in the US went up enormously when Donald Trump [4] began running for president. There are leaders who spread fear. It's happening here, too."

Gere ended the media gathering with a powerful note on inclusivity. "We need to be more careful how we talk to each other [5]. We are all in this together. We are all human beings, and we have to live together on this little planet," he said.