Trump Says Supporters More Concerned About Transgender Issues Than Taxes
to deliver a speech in the wake of him being indicted on 37 federal charges in connection to the classified documents investigation.As well as attacking the case as a "witch hunt" against him, Trump also said that if he were to win the 2024 election, he would sign an executive order as president to remove federal funding from schools that teach critical race theory and "transgender insanity" and other "inappropriate racially, political, and sexual content" to children.The remarks brought a standing ovation and cheers from the crowd, briefly interrupting Trump's speech."It's amazing how strongly people feel about that.
You see, I'm talking about cutting taxes, people go like that," Trump said while making a muted applause gesture."I talk about transgender, everyone goes crazy.
Who would have thought? Five years ago, you didn't know what the hell it was."A clip of the remarks was shared on Twitter by journalist Aaron Rupar.In response, a number of social media users suggested that the former president is openly admitting how manufactured the culture wars being fought by other Republican figures, most notably his main primary rival Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, or how shocked he is that transgender rights have become such a hot-topic issue for some conservatives in recent years."Among the GOP candidates, only Trump has license to narrate his political movement's incongruities," tweeted political scientist Don Moynihan.Author Daniel Loxton wrote: "This really is one of the most remarkable quotes I've heard in a long time.
Turns out you can just invent an entirely new front in the 'culture war' as needed, and even Trump is surprised how many people will just pick up your made-up banner and run with it."Paul Waldman, an.
