Tag: Donald Trump

You may not realize this, but China is the world’s largest manufacturer of Christian Bibles. That means that most U.S. bookstores purchase items made by Chinese manufacturers before selling them to consumers. President Donald Trump, a darling of evangelical Christian voters, has been threatening a trade war with China since his 2016 presidential campaign and recently announced tariffs of 25 percent or “much higher” on Chinese goods. Among the goods that’d be affected are printed materials and thus, you guessed...

A plurality of Americans believe that federal law already bans discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. A new Reuters/Ipsos poll found that 45% of people believe that the federal government has already passed a law banning discrimination against LGB people, something that never actually happened. 23% correctly stated that there is no such federal law and 31% said they didn’t know. When it came to gender identity, 31% of respondents said that there is already a federal law banning discrimination against...

If there’s one thing that Vice President Mike Pence wants more than the rapture, it’s to become President of the United States. To further his goal, the evangelical Christian has become a loyal Trump apologist – the “cheerleader of the porn star presidency,” as out presidential candidate and fellow Hoosier, Pete Buttigieg, called him. Donald Trump, however, is not known for his own loyalty. And he just proved it to Pence in a rather pointed manner. Asked if Pence would have...

A recent Quinnipiac Poll found that the top six Democratic presidential candidates, including out South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg, beating Donald Trump in head-to-head matchups. According to the poll, if Buttigieg faced off against Trump in the general election, he would win 47% of the popular vote, while Trump would win 42%. Former Vice President Joe Biden had the biggest lead against Trump, winning with 53% of the vote to Trump’s 40%. But Trump would be trounced by many of the...

Noted holy roller, evangelist Franklin Graham, posted a bizarre thank you to Donald Trump via Facebook for not flying the Pride flag at US embassies. The reason: Graham claims the flag offends Christians. “I want to thank President Donald J. Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for making the decision not to fly the gay flag over our embassies during June in recognition of gay pride month,” Graham said in his post. “That is the right decision. The only flag...

Making a nation reach for anti-nausea drugs, Donald Trump has tried to advocate his ban on transgender people serving in the military by claiming they take too many drugs. In an interview with British muckraker Piers Morgan, Morgan confronted Trump about the hypocrisy of claiming to support the LGBTQ community while banning transgender servicemen. “They take massive amounts of drugs—they have to—and you’re not allowed to take drugs,” Trump said of transgender soldiers. “I’m proud of them, but you have...

The Trump administration announced that it would immediately shut down an HIV research contract with a university and the move was hailed by an anti-LGBTQ hate group. In a statement, the Department of Health and Human Services said that it would be reviewing research contracts with the National Institute of Health (NIH) that use aborted fetus tissue. “Promoting the dignity of human life from conception to natural death is one of the very top priorities of President Trump’s administration,” the statement...

Representative and Democratic presidential candidate Seth Moulton (D-MA) said that he would have the Pentagon review the dishonorable discharges LGB servicemembers received prior to being allowed to serve openly and possibly change them to honorable discharges. Under Don’t Ask Don’t Tell (DADT), which was repealed in 2011, LGB people were not allowed in the military if they were out of the closet. Before DADT, LGB people were banned from the military. According to Moulton’s campaign website, “more than 100,000 gay servicemembers”...

Renewing his attacks on the queer community (despite selling T-shirts promoting LGBTQ support), Donald Trump has canceled vital AIDS research. Trump officials cited the president’s commitment to anti-abortion forces. A spokesperson for the White House said: “This was the president’s decision, another important policy … to protect the dignity of human life.” Anonymous officials also say that Vice President Mike Pence played a crucial role in the decision as well. The new policy bans testing HIV therapies on fetal tissue taken...

We recently heard a rumor that made us throw up in our mouths a little. Rumor is Madonna once asked Donald Trump out on a date. But is it true? Let’s take a closer look. The rumor reportedly started in 1991 when John Miller, Trump’s publicist, told People magazine, “ called and wanted to go out with , that I can tell you.” There were even reports that Madonna showed up at Trump’s Plaza Hotel “in a beautiful evening gown and...

Donald Trump called singer Bette Midler a “washed up psycho” in a Twitter feud. Midler posted a meme with a fake quote attributed to Trump, where he supposedly insulted Republicans in 1998 by telling People, “They’re the dumbest group of voters in the country…. I could lie and they’d still eat it up.” Trump never actually said that, but the meme has been appearing on social media since 2015. Midler, after posting it, apologized: “I apologize; this quote turns out to be...

“We Americans, organized as American citizens with American ideals, are determined to protect ourselves, our homes, our spouses and children against terrorist migrants and the fake media enemies of the people in our schools, our universities, our very homes!” This easily could have come out of the mouth of Donald J. Trump at any of his “Make America Great Again” rallies. It represents, however, the paraphrased words of Fritz Julius Kuhn, a naturalized U.S. citizen and leader of the German American...

Thousands of queer protesters–and allies–greeted a visit by Donald Trump to the United Kingdom this week, all with a singular message: We don’t like you. Leave. Trump traveled to the UK to meet with lame duck Prime Minister Theresa May about the upcoming Brexit, when the UK will leave the European Union. During his trip, Trump will also meet with the Queen to discuss various diplomatic issues. The Brits gave the US President one hell of a greeting. Thousands of demonstrators...

To commemorate Pride month, Democratic presidential candidate Kirsten Gillibrand released her LGBTQ rights agenda. It’s ambitious and there are some doubts it’d pass a Republican-led Senate, but here’s what’s in it and how she could still push some of it through as President. In the release of her agenda, she wrote: LGBTQ Americans deserve a president who will always stand with them and protect their civil rights — without hesitation. Unfortunately, what they have right now is a bigoted, cowardly bully who makes...