Iowa Mailer Hails Trump As “Transgender Trailblazer”

Bleeding Heartland reports:

July seems early for Iowa caucus dirty tricks, but desperate times call for desperate measures. As most polls show former President Donald Trump with a comfortable lead among Republicans in Iowa and nationwide, a mailing sent to some Iowa households this weekend purports to thank Trump “for standing up for LGBTQ+ rights!” The front side notes that Trump “celebrated” when President Joe Biden signed the Marriage Equality Act last December.

The same side portrays Trump as a “Transgender Trailblazer” for allowing a transgender woman to compete in a Miss Universe pageant in Canada. Trump defended the decision in a 2012 interview with a Fox News personality, but the mailer cites a Fox News source from April 2023, creating the impression that the Trump quote is recent. Anyone who’s paid attention to Iowa Republican politics can see this phony praise is designed to create negative views of Trump among potential GOP caucus-goers.

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Records show that the mystery group behind the flyer registered as a nonprofit two weeks ago.

I couldn’t confirm this came from DeSantis allies but someone with money formed a new group to send mail to Iowans about how Trump is pro-LGBTQ:https://t.co/6AsqUAVi6w

— Bleeding Heartland (@LauraRBelin) July 10, 2023

I’ve reached out to both Charles Koch and Jenny Kim (Deputy General Counsel & Vice President, Public Policy, Koch Companies) to ask if they funded this anti-gay attack on the Log Cabin Republicans since Jenny Kim is listed as the group’s contact in the articles of incorporation.… https://t.co/GG6c1tn0FY

— Richard Grenell (@RichardGrenell) July 10, 2023