At a recent fundraiser, former US president Donald Trump joked that a supporter from the 'Gays For Trump' group didn't 'look gay', with a video of the incident surfacing online yesterday, 31 March.
Wednesday night's event at Mar-a-Lago, headlined by the resort owner, was in aid of former administration official John Gibbs, who is challenging for a Congressional seat in August.
However, after Trump took to the stage to begin speaking, he was soon interrupted by an audience member shouting "Gays for Trump!"
The 75-year-old has been heavily criticised for his comments about the LGBTQ+ community in the past, but that hasn't stopped a small band of his fans from creating the 'Gays For Trump' group in his honour.
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Following the heckle, as MailOnline reports, Trump asked where the group members were, to which one person responded, 'we're over here'.
It was at this point that Trump bluntly responded: "You don't look gay."
In any other context, its hard to imagine a comment like this would be well received, but in front of his adoring fans, the room predictably burst into laughter.
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He continued, "We did great with the gay population as you know," before the clip ends.
These are just the latest insensitive remarks the former president has made about the LGBTQ+ community since he left office in 2020.
During the final year of his presidency, a policy brief from the LGBT medical research and advocacy group, Fenway Institute, concluded that 'during its four years in office, the Trump Administration enacted more anti-LGBTQIA+ policies than any previous administration in history'.
Gibbs was a key member of that administration, having served under Dr. Ben Carson in the House and Development Department.
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Remaining loyal to Trump ever since, the former official is now attempting to challenge GOP incumbent Rep. Peter Meijer for Michigan's 3rd Congressional District seat.
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Topics: Donald Trump, US News, Politics, Republicans
Tom Fenton