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White House hopefuls target Trump for anti-LGBTQ policies
Source: Associated Press
White House hopefuls target Trump for anti-LGBTQ policies
By ALEXANDRA JAFFE
June 8, 2019
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Democratic White House hopefuls on Saturday attacked President Donald Trump as harmful to LGBTQ Americans and promised if elected they would not just restore gay rights but expand them.
Speaking to a crowd gathered in front of the Iowa State Capitol as part of the Des Moines gay pride festivities, seven candidates went after the president and offered their visions for how their administrations would handle gay rights differently.
“We now have a president who is a racist, who is a sexist, who is a xenophobe, who is a religious bigot and who is a homophobe,” Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders said to cheers from the crowd.
Sanders promised to unify Americans behind a push to “end all forms of discrimination.”
Former Texas Rep. Beto O’Rourke said Trump’s discriminatory actions and rhetoric “doesn’t just offend our sensibilities — it fundamentally changes who we are as a country.”
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By ALEXANDRA JAFFE
June 8, 2019
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Democratic White House hopefuls on Saturday attacked President Donald Trump as harmful to LGBTQ Americans and promised if elected they would not just restore gay rights but expand them.
Speaking to a crowd gathered in front of the Iowa State Capitol as part of the Des Moines gay pride festivities, seven candidates went after the president and offered their visions for how their administrations would handle gay rights differently.
“We now have a president who is a racist, who is a sexist, who is a xenophobe, who is a religious bigot and who is a homophobe,” Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders said to cheers from the crowd.
Sanders promised to unify Americans behind a push to “end all forms of discrimination.”
Former Texas Rep. Beto O’Rourke said Trump’s discriminatory actions and rhetoric “doesn’t just offend our sensibilities — it fundamentally changes who we are as a country.”
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Read more: https://apnews.com/49f18bdfda58429e97dd991761bfded3
Democratic presidential candidate Kirsten Gillibrand tries on a hat during the Capital City Pride Fest, Saturday, June 8, 2019, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
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