Donald Trump tells man at fundraiser ‘you don’t look gay’

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The previous US president spoke to a crowd of supporters, together with some Gays for Trump members (Footage: Twitter)

Former US president Donald Trump joked with certainly one of his LGBT+ followers they ‘don’t look homosexual’.

Mr Trump attended a fundraiser on Wednesday for Republican candidate John Gibbs, who's working to be Michigan consultant.

Whereas chatting with a seemingly supportive crowd, somebody shouted: ‘Gays for Trump!’

The 75-year-old requested: ‘The place’s Gays for Trump?’ earlier than telling the one who put their hand up: ‘You don’t look homosexual’.

The group then erupted into laughter.

‘We did nice with the homosexual inhabitants as ,’ Mr Trump added.

Gays for Trump founder, and North Caroliner politician, Peter R Boykin instructed Newsweek the particular person within the crowd ‘most likely wouldn’t look homosexual’ as a result of that ‘look is a stereotype that matches extra with leftist LGBTs’.

Mr Boykin added: ‘Not saying a few of us may look fabulous and “homosexual”, in any other case it was a go well with and tie occasion.’

Trump’s help within the LGBT+ neighborhood greater than doubled between his two elections (Image: Getty)

He went on to elucidate that Gays For Trump is in opposition to the ‘leftist agenda that has infiltrated the homosexual neighborhood’.

Mr Boykin accused LGBT+ left-wingers of ‘pushing for the grooming of youngsters in colleges, teetering on pro-paedophilia matters’.

He mentioned: ‘This was a stereotype that was occurring within the Fifties and I, and all others in our group, assume all of the rights that gays – on the left and proper – labored laborious for are in peril of being stripped away due to these child-endangering leftist agenda insurance policies.’

Greater than double the variety of LGBT+ individuals who voted for Donald Trump in 2016 voted for him in 2020, in response to a earlier exit ballot performed by the Eddison Analysis for the Nationwide Election Pool.

Some 14% of the neighborhood voted for the Trump-Pence duo within the first election and this went as much as 28% in the latest one.

That is regardless of a number of teams and activists accusing the pair of being homophobic.

Boston-based LGBT+ well being and analysis organisation Fenway Well being mentioned Trump’s time period in workplace noticed ‘extra anti-LGBT+ insurance policies enacted than any earlier administration in historical past’.

The report’s examples included ‘nominating judges for lifetime federal appointments who've expressed anti-LGBT+ sentiments’, ‘limiting present nondiscrimination provisions’, ‘implementing a ban on transgender troops’ and extra.

Mr Trump was on the fundraiser to indicate his backing for Mr Gibbs, who's difficult Michigan’s present consultant Peter Meijer on August 2.

Mr Meijer is likely one of the 10 Republicans who voted to question Trump on January 13 final yr, after the January 6 Capitol riots.

Misspelling Mr Meijer’s identify, Mr Trump wrote: ‘Meyer has been a horrible consultant of the Republican Celebration and past.

‘John Gibbs is a superb expertise who loves the State, our army and our vets.’

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