Trump Taps Right-Wing Lesbian Tammy Bruce for State Dept.
social media posts, comments that could lead to an awkward personal relationship between them.In a statement, Bruce said it is “a pleasure to serve in President Trump’s administration” and that she is “thrilled to work with Senator Rubio.”As reported by the LGBTQ magazine them, Bruce initially placed herself on the left side of the political spectrum, serving as the head of the Los Angeles chapter of the National Organization for Women from 1990 to 1996.
She became the first openly gay woman in the United States to host a mainstream talk radio show, The Tammy Bruce Show.However, Bruce was radicalized by the acquittal of former football player O.J.
Simpson for the murders of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ron Goldman.As reported by The New York Times at the time, Bruce was accused of racial insensitivity for making comments some perceived as downplaying the role that race and racism played in how the media covered the Simpson trial.She was criticized for refusing to appear on a Philadelphia talk show, with station officials accusing her of having said she did not want to “argue with a bunch of Black women” about the Simpson case.
She was promptly denounced by NOW and fired from her radio job.Subsequently, Bruce pivoted to conservative politics, appearing on news outlets with a more right-wing viewpoint.She penned a book in 2002, The New Thought Police, criticizing the political Left for its alleged attacks on freedom of speech and its obsession with political correctness.
