Watch: 'You Don't Look Gay,' Says Donald Trump
On Wednesday at a fundraiser at Mar-a-Lago, a person can be heard shouting 'Gays for Trump!' seemingly in reference to the pro-Trump�LGBTQ+�group of the same name, writes the Daily Mail.
The video was uploaded by PatriotTakes.
'Where's Gays for Trump?' the former president asked in response.�
"Someone answered, 'We're over here! Gays for Trump!' before Trump pointed a finger in their direction," adds the DM.
"You don't look gay," Trump replied and the crowd laughed.�
He continued, "We did great with the gay population as you know," before the 17-second clip ends.�
"The ex-president was headlining the event to support John Gibbs, a former Trump administration official who is challenging Rep. Peter Meijer (R-Mich.) for his seat in Michigan's August 2 primaries," reports the DM.
"A policy brief by LGBT medical research and advocacy group the Fenway Institute released toward the end of Trump's presidency found that he 'enacted more anti-LGBTQIA+ policies than any previous administration in history,' " adds the Daily Mail.
Peter Boykin, the founder of the Gays for�Trump organization, told�Newsweek�in a Thursday email those who associate with his group "probably wouldn't 'look gay' because it's a stereotype that fits more with the typical 'look' of leftist LGBT. Not saying some of us might look fabulous and 'gay.' "
"Otherwise it was a suit and tie event, so unless one of us was wearing a joker suit, meh," Boykin wrote. He added that "Gays For Trump is a nationwide movement full of various types of gays and the gay community has a lot of diversity — the difference is the Gays for Trump lean right."
"The White House under Trump also took numerous�anti-LGBTQ+ stances�on various legal cases making their way through the courts. In particular, Trump voiced support for�several anti-transgender measures�being pushed forward by Republican leaders in conservative states," adds Newsweek.
"Regardless, the former president does have a number of LGBTQ+ supporters. The organization Gays for Trump continues to back the former president. The prominent conservative LGBTQ+ group the Log Cabin�Republicans�endorsed Trump's reelection in 2020, although it declined to back his candidacy in 2016. Prominent transgender former Olympic athlete Caitlyn Jenner�initially supported�Trump during his 2016 presidential campaign, but later condemned his administration's policies she saw as targeting the transgender community."