Trump on Pete Buttigieg's marriage to a man: 'I think it's absolutely fine'
"Don't you think it's just
great to see the fact that you've got a guy there on the stage with his
husband and it's normal?" Fox's Steve Hilton asked.
"I think it's absolutely fine, I do," Trump said. He
agreed with Hilton's assessment that Buttigieg's candidacy is a "sign
of great progress," adding, "Yeah, I think it's great. ... I have no
problem with it whatsoever."
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He also held up a Pride flag at one of his rallies during the final weeks of his campaign with the words "LGBTs for Trump" written on it. And he appointed Peter Thiel, the openly gay co-founder of PayPal, to his transition team.
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“I know both of them [Elton John and David Furbush], and they get along wonderfully. It’s a marriage that’s going to work,” Mr. Trump wrote, adding: “I’m very happy for them.
“He will be the most gay-friendly Republican nominee for president
ever,” said Gregory T. Angelo, the president of the Log Cabin
Republicans, a group that supports gay rights.
he supported amending the 1964 Civil Rights Act to “include a ban of discrimination based on sexual orientation.”
Trump was believed to be the first private club owner in Palm Beach, Fla., to admit an openly gay couple.
In 2012, Mr. Trump attended the wedding of Jordan Roth, a Broadway producer, and Richie Jackson
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