In most matters. Whatever Donald considers to be his pet projects are off limits. We'll know if Trump is going to put in effort for the LGBTQ community or is going to let Pence handle the dirty work soon enough.
This presidency is way too volatile.
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Donald Trump is the first Republican Candidate to openly exploit the LGBTQ community
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In most matters. Whatever Donald considers to be his pet projects are off limits. We'll know if Trump is going to put in effort for the LGBTQ community or is going to let Pence handle the dirty work soon enough.
This presidency is way too volatile.
Intheflorsh
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Who is falling for this shit?
Brawly Likes to Brawl
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He also didn't say anything about the RNC writing up its most staunchly anti-LGBT policy plan this cycle. His extent of "support" so far has been telling us he'll protect us from the big bad scary Muslims.
Trump literally saying "I have a gay friend" on stage is not really "openly supporting the LGBTQ" community. In the slightest.
Look at this fucking VP, ffs. Look at his plans to overturn gay marriage case so it's up to the state. He isn't supporting shit.
Next there will be a thread " Trump is the most pro-black GOP president ever because he said "Look at my african american over there".
Look at this fucking VP, ffs. Look at his plans to overturn gay marriage case so it's up to the state. He isn't supporting shit.
Next there will be a thread " Trump is the most pro-black GOP president ever because he said "Look at my african american over there".
Massive Duck. C.M.
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How does this work when Pence is his VP?
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Washington Times quality
Dubbedinenglish
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Op ed. Remember the author, ignore all future articles from him.
Evening Musuko
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Yeah, ok. Good for him.
What about Pence?
What about congress?
What about the conservative supreme court judge he'll nominate?
What about Pence?
What about congress?
What about the conservative supreme court judge he'll nominate?
If you weren't already doing that you're slippin.
Astral Dog
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As others have said, only have to look at his right hand man Pence to know who he associates with. But if you look on your left side you've also got Putin and the 'wonderful' life lgbt folks have in Russia. So yeah. He wants to say he's pro-lgbt, let him prove it in his actions and then I'll be man enough to say I was wrong about Trump. Till then I give him no benefit of the doubt on this issue.
Spyder_Monkey
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Obama legalized gay marriage, Trump has Pence.
Dash_Riprock
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But didn't Pence only accept the position cause it was understood he would handle all foreign and domestic issues while Trump was busy "making America great again"?
I seriously fucking doubt Trump will let Pence handle anything remotely close to important. I'm not even sure he's the one that picked the guy to be his VP, I would bet someone he trusts told him to.
I'm not a Trump supporter by any means but I think for what we got now, this is good.
I'm not a Trump supporter by any means but I think for what we got now, this is good.
Team Alucard
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No, that was offered to Kasich.
Trump doesn't like Pence. Trump never even wanted Pence. He wanted Newt as his VP, but Manafort convinced him otherwise.
Donald Trump Jr. tried to get Kaisch on the ticket by saying he would be the most powerful VP ever - in charge of both domestic and foreign policy. Do you really think that has changed and Donald Trump has become some sort of policy savant?
serenewarfare
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No, that was the offer made to Kasich. I mean it's not unsafe to assume Pence might have gotten a similar speech, but the story you are referring to was about him trying to recruit Kasich as his VP.
Dash_Riprock
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Well in that case, LOL. Gonna be hilarious having a president and vice president who hate each others guts.
He is real good at being in the headlines
Morrigan Stark
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I remember his speech after the Orlando attacks, saying he would "defend the LGBTQ* from hostile foreigners" and whatnot. Then after the crowd cheered he said something like, "it makes me so happy to hear you cheer, really it does". It was... weird, almost out of character.
So what does it mean? Is Trump secretly pro-LGBTQ for real, despite Pence being his VP? I honestly doubt it, but at the same time, he really didn't have to pander to the LGBTQ community to earn votes either, he calls Mexicans rapists and gets away with it, I'm sure gay-bashing would not have lost him any votes either, so it's weird that he went out of his way to say that.
And yes there is a great irony in him saying he'll defend LGBTQ from "foreign" hostiles. What about domestic ones, like your own fucking running mate huh? It just doesn't add up and anyone would be a fool to take him at face value here. Buuuuut I suppose there is the faint possibility that he secretly hates Pence and is somehow secretly pro-LGBTQ. We can only hope, at this point, I guess. :\
* He seemed so proud of himself for having said the "Q", too! It was almost adorable how he struggled with the acronym. Almost, if it hadn't rang so damn false.
So what does it mean? Is Trump secretly pro-LGBTQ for real, despite Pence being his VP? I honestly doubt it, but at the same time, he really didn't have to pander to the LGBTQ community to earn votes either, he calls Mexicans rapists and gets away with it, I'm sure gay-bashing would not have lost him any votes either, so it's weird that he went out of his way to say that.
And yes there is a great irony in him saying he'll defend LGBTQ from "foreign" hostiles. What about domestic ones, like your own fucking running mate huh? It just doesn't add up and anyone would be a fool to take him at face value here. Buuuuut I suppose there is the faint possibility that he secretly hates Pence and is somehow secretly pro-LGBTQ. We can only hope, at this point, I guess. :\
* He seemed so proud of himself for having said the "Q", too! It was almost adorable how he struggled with the acronym. Almost, if it hadn't rang so damn false.
Dude Abides
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I don't think holding a flag is all that significant even if Sun Yung Moon would like me to think otherwise.
Lettuce Guac Bacon Tomato
Nope, I just don't see trump as the type of guy to not be in control of something. Just as this list of shit in his first 100 days in office has popped up, it shows he wants to do things he wants, not the wants of his party or the people he wants to unify. I seriously don't think Pences opinion any thing trump wants matters to him.
Kaisch was smart enough not to fall for Trump's bullshit. Pence really thinks he's gonna be Cheney 2.0. LOL.
You got played.
They took away his twitter. They can do anything.
And now he's president elect. They can't do anything. The Russian oligarchy thought Putin was a puppet also.
nephilimdj
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edit: ooops
Byakuya769
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Trump and Putin are similar in that they might have little problems working with lgbt members of their respective communities, and they also have no problem throwing LGBT members of their populace to the wolves for political expediency.
BREAKING: Donald Trump is the first Republican Candidate to openly have a great relationship with the blacks.
Well, that's all dandy then!
Well, that's all dandy then!
George Washington
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fixedpoint
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Probably, and Pence is a monster. The "Washington Times" is a conservative cesspool as well.
Trump's just basking in the glory of being the next President, nothing more. He's doing what he's doing because he knows he can get away with it. Everything he's said about what he'd do as President has pointed to wanting to support anti-LGBT policies, and the fact that Mike Pence is his VP is only further proof of this.
Aaronrules380
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Trump's Supreme Court picks will be anti lgbtq and that matters a lot more than trump's own opinions
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RPGCrazied
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Someone change the thread title, please? I want to vomit just looking at it.
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