Donald Trump Downplays Transgender Issues: ‘Very Small Number of People’
“I don’t want to get into the bathroom issue. Because it’s a very small number of people we’re talking about, and it’s ripped apart our country, so they’ll have to settle whatever the law finally agrees,” Trump said after being asked about whether “transgender people could use whatever bathroom they chose.”
Keep in mind that over a decade ago, Donald Trump helped a transgender woman, Jenna Talackova , compete in a Miss Universe pageant when he owned the organization.
From Bathrooms to Backpedaling: Trump’s Trans Gaslighting
“Now, post-election, Trump says he doesn’t want to “get into the bathroom issue.” He says the trans population is tiny—too small, apparently, to fuss over—while simultaneously blaming them for ripping the country apart. He claims he’s just going to “go by the Supreme Court,” as if he’s ever been a passive bystander to judicial rulings. This is gaslighting at its most cynical: Trump spent years and millions of dollars stirring anti-trans sentiment to rally his base. Now, he wants everyone to believe that he’s above these petty fights, that he’s just a neutral observer who thinks we should focus on more pressing matters.”
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