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LGBT Twitter Tears Apart Trump, Lauer, Johnson's Aleppo Gaffe
LGBT Twitter Tears Apart Trump, Lauer, Johnson's Aleppo Gaffe
LGBT wits on Twitter had much to say about this interesting week in politics.
It's been a memorable week for politics, starting with Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump's back-to-back appearances at the televised Commander-in-Chief Forum, the subsequent backlash against host Matt Lauer for going soft on Trump, Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson's on-air admission that he doesn't know what Aleppo is, and finally Trump's appearance at the notoriously socially conservative Values Votes Summit. Thankfully, LGBT Twitter is here to help us unpack. First was the Commander-in-Chief Forum, during which Clinton once again had to answer questions about emails and Trump cozied up to anti-LGBT Russian President Vladimir Putin.
\u201cDonald Trump is a presidential nominee for one reason: Voters haven't read the definition of narcissistic personality disorder.\u201d— Louis Virtel (@Louis Virtel) 1473295567
\u201cTrump's Putin answer. I can't. I have no words. And he could be President of the United States. #hideyowifehideyokids\u201d— Jonathan Capehart (@Jonathan Capehart) 1473295716
\u201cDear God.\u201d— Jonathan Capehart (@Jonathan Capehart) 1473296516
\u201cDonald Trump looks like an embarrassed Kool-Aid man on his fourth attempt to break through a wall.\u201d— Louis Virtel (@Louis Virtel) 1473296213
The next day, the hashtag #laueringthebar appeared in response to Matt Lauer's indefensibly toothless job interviewing Trump and allowing him to lie and evade answers unchecked.
\u201cTRUMP: Putin is better than Obama. Also, the earth is flat.\nMATT LAUER: If you say so!\n\nHILLARY: I-\nMATT LAUER: TELL ME ABOUT YOUR E-MAILS!\u201d— Benjamin Siemon (@Benjamin Siemon) 1473364442
This was followed quickly by Gary Johnson's Aleppo gaffe, which tweeters were quick to both mock and relate to.
\u201cGary Johnson could not know what Rhode Island is and he would still be more qualified than Trump to be president.\u201d— Casey Ley (@Casey Ley) 1473356881
And finally, Trump became the first presidential candidate to attend the anti-LGBT Values Voter Summit, and twitter sounded off about the crazy things he said there.
\u201cThere he goes again with that horrible "What do you have to lose?" pitch to Black and Brown voters. #everybodystalkinatme\u201d— Jonathan Capehart (@Jonathan Capehart) 1473451008
He wants to make America great again but for straight people only. #NotOurValues @HRC
-- Allan Parot (@AllanParot) September 9, 2016
\u201cTrump's so-called "civil rights agenda" includes dangerous laws like North Carolina's #hb2 #notourvalues\u201d— Brandon Lorenz (@Brandon Lorenz) 1473451031
With a choice so obvious, we have to agree with Amanda Kerri when she says:
