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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDonald Trump will be the first sitting president to address a hate group's annual summit
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-speak-anti-lgbt-hate-groups-annual-event-first-president-683927Trump will be the keynote speaker at Friday's event, which will also be attended by his former strategist, Steve Bannon. Other speakers include the founder of anti-Islam group ACT for America and former Trump strategist, Sebastian Gorka.
The anti-LGBTQ Family Research Council, labeled as a hate group by the SPLC, has hosted its annual summit since its inception in 2006.
"Values voters have waited eight years for a leader who puts America's mission first and respects the values that made America into a great nation, the council's president Tony Perkins said in a statement reported by The Hill.
Values voters are coming to our nations capital thankful to hear from a president who is fulfilling the promises that he campaigned on. Since the early days of the campaign, President Trump allied himself with values voters, promising to put an end to the eight years of relentless assault on the First Amendment, he added.
No other sitting president has ever taken the decision to address the summit, although Trump has spoken before the conference on three previous occasionseven during his presidential election campaign.
Speaking of the presidents decision to attend this years 12th annual event, SPLC President Richard Cohen told The Independent: By appearing at the Values Voter Summit, President Trump is lending the legitimacy of his office to a hate group that relentlessly demonizes LGBTQ people and works to deny them of their equal rights.
"His appearance puts the lie to his campaign promise to be a friend to the LGBTQ community. Bigotry is not an American value, and our president should speak out against it, he added.
ck4829
(35,091 posts)couldn't spot the sex offender (Josh Duggar) in their own leadership?
TwistOneUp
(1,020 posts)The "FRC" is nothing more than a Tony Perkins financial support group. I can't remember when I saw a bigger queen than Tony Perkins.
And he has the chutzpah to label his group "Family Research" and "values voters". Yet *everyone* has values, and everyone (should) votes. So what makes his group special?
He lies and tells them BS about LGBT peeps, just like that McPeavy asshat in Uganda. All so people will send him money.
What crooks these fundagelicals are. Lock them up!
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)There is no bottom for this pig. I honestly can't wait for the day until I can wake up and get through an entire day without hearing anything from him or about him. Every fucking day it's something else. I am so tired of it.
MyOwnPeace
(16,938 posts)the best family values for sure - out banging a porn star while your third wife is in the hospital having your (pick-a-number) child!!!!!!
Dont know whos the bigger fools!!!