On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Tucker Carlson Tonight,” Caitlyn Jenner said, “I’m not a one-issue voter.” But that there is a lot of pressure to be a single-issue voter, and “A lot in our community are…were very upset that I, you know, I was a Republican, and I said at the Republican National Convention, I said it was harder to come out as trans than it was to come out a member of the Republican Party.” Jenner said, “They were fine in Malibu with it [Jenner’s support for Trump], but let’s put it this way, I never actually came out and outwardly supported Trump. The media did that for me. I am on the Republican, conservative side, and he wound up being our candidate. And so, certainly, I was going to vote for him. He looked like he would pretty good on all LGBT issues. Which is important, because my loyalties do not lie with Donald Trump. My loyalties do not lie with the Republican Party. My loyalties, and what I’m fighting for is my community, the LGBT community, and particularly the trans issues that are out there, because there are many of them. And so, that’s where my
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Donald Trump Invites Conservative Media to White House for Exclusive Briefing
President Donald Trump met with a group of conservative media reporters, columnists, and radio hosts to discuss his first 100 days as president, speaking about trade issues, foreign policy, and infrastructure spending.
Caitlyn Jenner: ‘Sessions Has Been Very, Kind of, Anti-LGBT’ – Trump’s Army Secy Pick Has ‘Most Anti-LGBT Statements Ever’
On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Tucker Carlson Tonight,” Caitlyn Jenner said, “I sometimes get very disappointed with Trump,” and cited Attorney General Jeff Sessions, Army Secretary nominee Tennessee State Senator Mark Green (R), and Trump’s changes to protections for transgender people under Title IX as examples. Jenner stated, “I never actually came out and outwardly supported Trump. The media did that for me. I am on the Republican, conservative side, and he wound up being our candidate. And so, certainly, I was going to vote for him. He looked like he would pretty good on all LGBT issues. Which is important, because my loyalties do not lie with Donald Trump. My loyalties do not lie with the Republican Party. … But he’s kind of disappointed me in the first 100 days on those issues.” Jenner later added, “I sometimes get very disappointed with Trump, especially when he went up against Title IX, and they repealed Obama’s equality on Title IX. And Jeff Sessions has been very, kind of, anti-LGBT. I know on March 10th, there was a letter sent to him to try to prosecute the murderers of these trans women as hate crimes, which has been
NYT: Immigration Hard-Liners Rising in Trump Administration
Advocates who want to see America’s immigration laws enforced have found a home in President Donald Trump’s administration, the New York Times’ Nicholas Kulish reports.
Ted Lieu Pushes Fake News, Calls Jeff Sessions a ‘Racist and a Liar’
Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) called Attorney General Jeff Sessions “a racist and a liar” on Sunday, repeating discredited “fake news” accusations.
Byron York: Donald Trump’s First Hundred Days an ‘Executive Success’
The Washington Examiner’s Byron York evaluates President Donald Trump’s accomplishment and failures in his first three months in office, walking through the promises made in Trump’s “Contract with the American Voter.”
A California High-Speed Rail… in Silver and Black
A viable high-speed rail system that actually serves consumer interest may be built in California after all.
Christian Bale: Trump Picking Up Tips from ‘Dictatorship for Dummies’
Actor Christian Bale believes the “science is settled” on man-made climate change and fears that Donald Trump’s criticism of the press might lead to a dictatorship.
Poll: Overwhelming Public Support For President Trump’s ‘Buy American, Hire American’ Policy
A new poll shows that Americans overwhelmingly support President Donald Trump’s “Buy American, Hire American” policy, echoing similar surveys conducted in 2014 by campaign pollster Kellyanne Conway.
100 Days: Trump’s Campaign Promises on Refugees Remain Unfulfilled
With about a week to go until his administration reaches the 100-day mark, President Trump’s campaign promises to halt Syrian refugee resettlement and tighten up the refugee vetting process remain largely unfulfilled.