White House: Trump Supports Businesses Posting 'No Gays' Signs

[Behind the Aegis]

Bigotry in the name of “religious freedom” – President Trump supports businesses posting anti-gay signs stating they will not serve LGBT customers.

When asked during yesterday’s White House press briefing, White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders told reporters the president has no problem with businesses displaying anti-gay signs.

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The lawyer for the solicitor general’s office for the administration said today in the Supreme Court if it would be legal, possible for a baker to put a sign in his window saying we don’t bake cakes for gay weddings. Does the president agree that that would be ok?

Sanders answered:

The president certainly supports religious liberty and that’s something he talked about during the campaign and has upheld since taking office.

When asked if that included support for signs that deny service to gay people, Sanders replied:

I believe that would include that.

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[VOX]

1. Jesus H. Christ, is 45 going to order pink stars to be sewn onto shirts & coats?

This ASSHOLE is poison. Absolute poison. If he had lived in Germany c.1933, is there any doubt as to what he’d be doing, with all of it state-sanctioned?

[calimary]

20. Hey it wouldn't be all that surprising anymore.

[yardwork]

2. The Republicans must be so proud of their leader.

[TreasonousBastard]

3. I'm sure some of them are.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

22. Keep Republican & Trump brands glued welded and rivetted together. They made him & chose him. . . nt

[yardwork]

28. Yep. All those "high class" rich white suburbanites. They voted for Trump.

They wanted their tax breaks.

[lancelyons]

32. Its not DONALD TRUMP ALONE. this is straight Religious Conservatism.

The problem some Dems have is thinking this is just Donald Trump.

This is not just Donald Trump.

This is Millions of Americans that feel this way. This is the Fox News Audience that feel this way. After Trump there will be others just like him that do the same things.

Trump is a product of the Conservative Religious Right pushed by Fox News, etc

[yardwork]

33. I know.

[TreasonousBastard]

4. No, no, nope, no...

Religious freedom to discriminate is not freedom in any sense of the word.

[treestar]

5. Did Huckasands actually answer a question?

"I believe that would include that."

[Buckeyeblue]

6. I don't understand how that is religious freedom

Nor do I understand why any Baker would turn down any business. It's a really bad idea. Not only do they lose money on the cake but once word gets out, other people will not buy from them. All for what? It seems to me these people are attention seeking assholes.

If I went into a bakery (I'm a straight white male) and saw a sign that said no gay wedding cakes, I would leave.

[Scarsdale]

13. I am straight, white female

senior citizen. My nephew is gay. He is 100% more intelligent than any tRump, and much better looking. Anyone refusing service to him would get my ire up. Mikey Pence is a bigot who also supports these signs.

[Farmer-Rick]

21. There are businesses in the South that call themselves KKK

Or triple K. They are doing just fine. Bigotry sells when bigotry is encouraged and promoted by governments. It keeps the masses from attacking the real danger......the kings of capitalism.

Soon we will be having straight and gay water fountains.

Welcome to the Koch brother's, little Putin's and Traitor Trump's world.

[Mike Nelson]

7. That's sick...

… but understandable from them. I'm surprised there was a White House Press briefing... never heard a word about one. I do think they should be covered, live, so we can see her lies and bigotry.

[NotASurfer]

8. Who's up for a boycott

of any fine, fine establishment that chooses to do so?

[Dorn]

35. How about a procott: Only shop at stores that post signs saying: We are pro Lesbian / Gay

I think we need a Procott

[barbtries]

36. i won't frequent any business

that hawks hate. that's easy.

[pwb]

9. I have heard people say they don't like Gays.

But i have never heard gays say they don't like people?

[Scarsdale]

16. As I have stated before,

I have various religious people ringing my doorbell trying to get me to go to their establishments. NEVER has a gay person come over, trying to convert me!! They want to live their lives just like the rest of us do, free from bigotry.

[IronLionZion]

10. We should post a sign on the White House saying no bigots, no Russian agents, etc

[watoos]

11. Does Lyndsey Graham get a pass?

[dewsgirl]

23. +1

[sharedvalues]

12. We support "No Republicans" signs

[ooky]

18. I'd support "No MAGAts" signs.

[DeminPennswoods]

14. If a business wants to self-destruct by advertizing its

bigotry, ignorance and intolerance in the window, it's ok with me.

[Farmer-Rick]

24. When bigotry is supported by governments, it becomes a good selling point

Why do you think separate but equal lasted so long? Why was racism so prevalent in 1930? Because governments supported it, encouraged it, and it became almost patriotic to be a bigot. The businesses of racists in the early to mid 1900s were rarely hurt.

The free market will never resolve social ills but it will make profit off them.

But boycotts are a good start.

[dembotoz]

15. would make shopping decisions easier

[LuvNewcastle]

17. That's a big reason why the fundagelicals love Trump so much.

That's why they have prayer meetings with him and lay their fucking hands on him. They're dominionists, and they want to take over the country. Religious Nazis is what they are.

[watoos]

26. You nailed it.

I was criticized for calling Pence a Dominionist but he certainly is one in his words and actions. Pretty scary isn't it that "Gods chosen ones" can do no wrong. Even the Mormon Romney believes in the White Horse Prophesy which is similar to the Dominionists.

[LuvNewcastle]

37. We have a host of loony religious people in this country,

and probably the scariest thing about them is that they're convinced that they are right about everything. They think the Bible is the absolute word of God, and if you disagree with them, you're disagreeing with God. Their churches are the perfect crucible for creating single-minded soldiers for God who are certain they are carrying out His wishes. And they're always looking for ways to increase their power politically.

[Javaman]

25. I'm not seeing this being reported anywhere else

other than some small outfit called Thestranger.

do you have a transcript of this comment?

i'm not defending the orange asshole at all but this piece seems suspect.

[workinclasszero]

29. Heres something...

White House: Trump Supports Businesses Posting ‘No Gays’ Signs
DECEMBER 7, 2017 BY MICHAEL STONE

Bigotry in the name of “religious freedom” – President Trump supports businesses posting anti-gay signs stating they will not serve LGBT customers.

When asked during yesterday’s White House press briefing, White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders told reporters the president has no problem with businesses displaying anti-gay signs.

https://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2017/12/white-house-trump-supports-businesses-posting-no-gays-signs/

[Javaman]

31. that's the same link as in the original post. nt

[Behind the Aegis]

40. Here

Link to tweet

[workinclasszero]

27. SUCKERS

[yardwork]

30. That flag is upside down.

[Dorn]

34. Why is this not headline news, WHY THE **** IS THIS NOT HEADLINE NEWS!

What the hell is going on?

[DFW]

38. And yet they whine when prominent Republicans are escorted out of restaurants.

Where did they think the idea came from anyway?

[hatrack]

39. More trolling bullshit . . .

"Look!! Over there!!! TEH GAYZZZ!!!"

Look at anything - anything - but what's going on in my maladministration.