Joe.My.God. LGBT News
Chris Johnson reports at the Washington Blade:
President Trump said Thursday he’s “doing the military a great favor” by seeking to ban on transgender people from the armed forces, insisting he has “great support” from the LGBT community.
Asked by a reporter whether the transgender military ban, which Trump announced on Twitter last month, signified a betrayal of his promise to protect LGBT people during the presidential campaign, Trump replied, “No, no, no.”
“I have great respect for the community,” Trump said. “I think I’ve had great support, or I’ve had great support from that community. I got a lot of votes. But the transgender, the military’s working on it now. They’re doing the work.”
“It’s been a very difficult situation and I think I’m doing a lot of people a favor by coming out and just saying it,” Trump said. “As you know, it’s been a very complicated issue for the military, it’s been a very confusing issue for the military, and I think I’m doing the military a great favor.”
Trump said he “got a lot of votes” from transgender people.
CNN exit poll found Trump got just 14% of LGBT vote. https://t.co/cyAxn6e531 pic.twitter.com/q5sjVM5omb
— Dominic Holden (@dominicholden) August 10, 2017
JUST IN: Trump says he’s had “great support” and “lots of votes” from transgender people — and he’s doing “a great favor” with military ban. pic.twitter.com/haYjOhP7Gm
— Dominic Holden (@dominicholden) August 10, 2017