Trump: Transgender people can use whatever bathroom they want

Politico ^ | 04/21/2016 | NICK GASS

[BradtotheBone]

Transgender people should be able to use whatever bathroom they want, Donald Trump said Thursday.

"Oh, I had a feeling that question was going to come up, I will tell you. North Carolina did something that was very strong. And they're paying a big price. There's a lot of problems," the Republican presidential candidate said during a town hall event on NBC's "Today."

Referring to comments from an unnamed commentator who on Wednesday said North Carolina should "leave it the way it is right now," Trump said he agreed.

"Leave it the way it is. North Carolina, what they're going through with all the business that's leaving, all of the strife -- and this is on both sides. Leave it the way it is," he said, referring to companies that have canceled plans to move or expand businesses in the state as a result of the law, which bans transgender individuals from using a bathroom that does not match their gender at birth.

"There have been very few complaints the way it is. People go. They use the bathroom that they feel is appropriate," Trump said. "There has been so little trouble. And the problem with what happened in North Carolina is the strife and the economic -- I mean, the economic punishment that they're taking."

Matt Lauer then asked whether Trump has any transgender people working for his company.

"I really don't know. I probably do. I really don't know," Trump said, answering that he would allow, say, transgender celebrity Caitlyn Jenner to use whatever bathroom she wanted at Trump Tower.

[FreedomNotSafety]

I accept your premise that it is economics they care about. Just what is it that attracts them to Trump’s economics? What are Trumps’s economics?

[nickcarraway]

Yep.

[kiryandil]

You're entitled to your own opinion, but you're NOT entitled to your own "facts".

freeper LNV posted a DIRECT contradiction to your bogus 'Trump wants to raise taxes' contention in the post #68

You ignored that post, and other posts from freepers on this thread disproving your claim.

Instead, you decided to keep attacking your Trump tax strawman, and then make some bogus claim about FR "tyranny" because I didn't like you peddling your swill.

[bigdaddy45]

Protectionist. “We’re getting screwed by the Chinese”. “We are paying to defend Europe and the Far East”. He’s preaching to the middle (or formerly middle) class American who’s wages are stagnant or dropping, or whose jobs have gone away.

[nickcarraway]

I thought Trump could say anything he wants and stand up for truth.

[nickcarraway]

The rich = the 45% of us who pay taxes. Who is that who usually goes on aND on about raising taxes on the rich? Oh yeah, it’s Democrats.

[kiryandil]

So Freepers now support raising taxes on “the rich” (which to the left means anyone who actually works)? How very PROGRESSIVE of them! Karl Marx would approve.

We're going to have to start calling you people the "Clever Nevers", KansasGirl.

MinuteGal got a clarification on an incorrect post [more like Clever Never Trump propaganda] about Trump 'raising taxes', and you go straight for the Karl Marx analogy.

Very clever.

[NCC-1701]

“... homosexuals pretending they can be married...”

Pastor Robert Jefferess of the First Baptist Church in Dallas calls that “a counterfeit marriage”. I think that’s a perfect description of that abomination.

[Boogieman]

Well I already saw some of them try to defend Planned Parenthood... nothing would surprise me at this point.

[RightFighter]

Yes, a big window, indeed. This was on my Facebook newsfeed just now.

[kiryandil]

You’re just another CleverNever, nick, per my post #167. :)

[kjam22]

Watch as “conservatives” abandon morality in real time in order to conform their principles to the orange idol they worship.

#neverhannity will be at the front of the line....

[Wyatt's Torch]

Ya think? :-) Not sure I’ve come across a bigger red herring in my life. Someone wake me when this is actually a material problem.

[DJ Taylor]

[austingirl]

Very PC of Trump. LOL! Liberals always reveal themselves.

[kiryandil]

Here's a good picture of the false Aslan:

[builder]

This is Trump. He is a Dino with pro-business leanings, social liberal, bigger government in control of more issues, and wants protectionists tariffs. He has always been this way. And that is fine with his supporters . They are invested in him now. They are angry and just want to win and destroy the GOPe. Many of his supporters care less about defeating the democrats than they want to defeat the GOPe.
And it looks like they are going to get their wish.

[The Right wing Infidel]

Again, this is not a major issue to me. I dont agree with any candidate 100%

[DuhYup]

I personally refer to them as the BLT bunch and feign innocence at giving offense.

Trump can sensibly step around the media land mines during the campaign. After election he can merrily set them off at leisure with no consequence to himself and driving the socialists nuts.

[dfwgator]

Again, this is not a major issue to me. I dont agree with any candidate 100%

These days if I agree with a candidate 30% of the time, that's doing pretty good.