General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump reportedly joked that Vice President Pence hates gays enough to "hang them all".
Trump thinks Pence is great, Bannon told me. But, according to a longtime associate, Trump also likes to let Pence know whos boss. A staff member from Trumps campaign recalls him mocking Pences religiosity. He said that, when people met with Trump after stopping by Pences office, Trump would ask them, Did Mike make you pray? Two sources also recalled Trump needling Pence about his views on abortion and homosexuality. During a meeting with a legal scholar, Trump belittled Pences determination to overturn Roe v. Wade. The legal scholar had said that, if the Supreme Court did so, many states would likely legalize abortion on their own. You see? Trump asked Pence. Youve wasted all this time and energy on it, and its not going to end abortion anyway. When the conversation turned to gay rights, Trump motioned toward Pence and joked, Dont ask that guyhe wants to hang them all!
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/10/23/the-danger-of-president-pence
Demtexan
(1,588 posts)Jokes about hanging people.
RKP5637
(67,104 posts)Demtexan
(1,588 posts)It is just about money with them.
RKP5637
(67,104 posts)RKP5637
(67,104 posts)Matthew28
(1,797 posts)Grassy Knoll
(10,118 posts)ryan_cats
(2,061 posts)I have no doubt about Pence's views on anything regarding LGBT rights or even existence.
I actually think Trump does not have a problem with our community but he answers to and is funded by people who seriously do so he cannot stand up to them. What a nightmare.
Remove Trump we get Osama bin Laden's more conservative and zealous brother in religion as president.
RKP5637
(67,104 posts)Ruby the Liberal
(26,219 posts)Its a given that Pence won't fight back, and someone *has* to have put the bug in Trumps ear by now that if TPTB decide they want Pence, they'll impeach him.
peggysue2
(10,828 posts)a bunch of people, in this case gay people. Because hangings are so very funny in a country with a legacy of lynchings.
What is wrong with this man? He's not funny. He's grotesque. His mocking backfired, blew right back on him. Where it rightly belongs.
RandySF
(58,776 posts)Pence supported public funds for gay conversion therapy.