As president on Tuesday Donald Trump He brought his first joint speech to Congress since returning to the White House, Democrat LGBTQ+ lawmakers revealed that They were not sitting vaguely while he spitting lies and attacks. I like some Vermont US Rep. Becca Ballint refused to be present altogether. Other people like Washington US Congressman Emily Randall appeared to issue a statement, but still left when they reached their breaking point.
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Randall said Supporters She had no illusions about what Trump said. But she initially felt that being in the room was important.
“He’s in our house. He’s in his house when he starts doing joint sessions,” the queer lawmaker said. “And I think it is important for us to stand up, listen, listen and not give up on territory.
That changed when Trump used child cancer survivors in his gallery as political props, but at the same time pushed for catastrophic Medicaid cuts.
“I know that the hypocrisy of him pointing to a child and getting Medicaid to Gut Medicaid while pointing to a child, pointing to him at home,” Randall said. “And that’s when I stood up and left.”
She was not alone in her rebellion. With coordinated efforts by the Council’s progressive caucus, members kept signs on issues the community was fighting for. Florida With Rep. Maxwell Frost Texas Senator Jasmine Crockett also left, and each read “The King does not live here” and showed his shirts.
Randall said the tension in the room was obvious and described the surreal moments when Trump complained that Democrats weren’t smiling or cheering him on.
“JD Vance stood behind him, his hands raised, his palms up into the air, as if to set up a crowd,” she recalled. “What do you think this is? This is not a national joint address. You’re trying to feel like the crowd is rooting for you.”
Trump’s speech was plagued by attacks LGBTQ+ Community, leaning violently GOP’s Culture War Playbook. He falsely claimed for gender-affirming care. Transgender The youth was “child amputation” and celebrated his administration’s extensive rollback of LGBTQ+ protection.
He opposed “they/their pronouns”, laughing at diversity, fairness and inclusion initiatives, and referred to “transgender mouse” in strange moments. This is an obvious misconception of scientific research on gender differences in medical research.
“Nothing of his words about LGBTQ people last night surprised me,” Randall said. “What’s bothering me and annoying is that they were carefully crafted to score political points, have applause lines, cheer people on and play on the base.”
Trump’s administration has already taken aggressive action against LGBTQ+ people since he took office. The executive order stripped transgender workers of federal protections, banned gender-affirming care for minors across the country, and retracted Title IX protections for LGBTQ+ students. His administration is also being promoted Policy to allow government employees and businesses Refusing to serve LGBTQ+ people based on “religious beliefs.”
“He demonizes science by talking about research on mice and rats in the lab,” Randall said. “He also demonizes science by freezing real grants for research that says that a diverse sample must be used because it says “diversity.” [tool] It’s wild. ”
Tuesday night’s strike was the latest act of resistance by LGBTQ+ lawmakers in Congress, which continues to be dominated by Trump’s loyalists. While Barint skips the address completely, Robert Garcia, Sarah McBride and Richie Torres bring in guests who were directly influenced by Trump’s policies, including Labour leaders and fired USAID officials. Real-world harm caused by his administration.
Despite the evening play, Randall revealed it She and her colleagues did not stop fighting.
“We are an equal branch of government,” she said. “Members of the House work for their members. We are responsible for their members.”
Source: Advocate.com – www.advocate.com
