Thursday, July 27, 2017

Trump and LGBTQ stuff

I guess it is touching that Caitlyn Jenner is still naive enough to believe Republicans when it comes to civil rights issues, but I doubt that was the only reason she sided with them.  Any amongst the the GLBTQ spectrum who voted for Trump, I hope you are enjoying what he has done with your trust.  Personally, I think his campaign and presidency has been an embarrassment to this country.  A large percentage of people decided they would really like to forgo the difficulties of compromise and working under the rules laid out by the Constitution and years of precedent, and the treasure the country was received is basically someone upset he can't rule by fiat like he does in his family business.  Kellyanne Conway complained about the ethics requirements for working in the government.  Seriously, if there are people turned off by the ethics requirements of serving in the government, perhaps they shouldn't be in the government.  The administration has surrounded itself with those willing to be abused by Trump (see Jeff Sessions and Sean Spicer) who for some reason believe that abuse is good for the country.  Now Trump is abusing those transgender who serve in the military, because while he never served, he doesn't think they should.  It is acceptable for the military to spend $84 million on Viagra and erectile disfunction, but the $8.4 million for transgender medical care is too much money, at least that is Trump's argument.  I honestly wonder if Trump didn't tweet that transgender and the military crap as a diversionary tactic from the ongoing healthcare debate in the Senate.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

You may wonder whether Trump tweeted this as a diversion, but I'm CONVINCED that was his motive. As far as I can tell, this had NEVER been discussed by 'his' generals - the pentagon was caught flat-footed and has since basically ignored the tweet, waiting for further 'direction' or clarification from Trump. Since he hasn't provided that yet, it's obvious to me that he never intended it to be anything other than some red meat thrown to the alt-right in an attempt to appease them for criticizing his bullying of Jess Sessions.

Anonymous said...

Additionally, mentioning ethics in conjunction with Kelly Ann Conway is a joke. I liken her comment to Trump when he said, "Who knew Healthcare was so hard?" Hello - like everyone in the country except (apparently) Trump.

So yes, Kelly Ann, you might be one of a very small group who would complain about the ethics requirements for working in the government - especially, when you work so closely with the president. Jeesh.