Contributed by Jenna Oberthaler
We often hear presidential candidates talking about education or healthcare, but this year candidate Donald Trump is talking about gay couples. The New York Times quotes Trump on gay couples, saying, “If two people dig each other, they dig each other.” The president of the Log Cabin Republicans says, “He will be the most gay-friendly Republican nominee for president ever.” Could these comments be related to why Donald Trump has had the most followers on Twitter? Compared to other candidates, Trump is the only candidate to reach 5 million followers. Although Trump has been in the lead for social media sites, Twitter and Facebook, since February, his recent comments on gay and lesbian couples could be a factor as to what will keep him in the lead. In the New York Times article, Trump doesn’t only voice his opinion on couples but he goes as far as to say he opposes the recent law passed in North Carolina prohibiting people from using public bathrooms that do not correspond to the gender they were born with. Trump believes transgender people should “use the bathroom they feel is appropriate.” My question to you readers is, do you think Trump is using his favoritism towards transgender couples to gain votes or distract the comments that he has already made and cannot take back? Obviously, Trump wants people to vote for him, but it seems as if this could be a distraction to allow people to forget about the things he has said in the past throughout his campaign. There are many other important things that Trump has said but this seems to have gained many people’s attention, I believe that this could be due to how controversial the topic is. Distraction or not, Trump will go down in history for siding with gay couples as a Republican candidate.
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