Posted on 04/21/2016 7:34:21 AM PDT by 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.
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First the writer quotes Trump:
“Leave it the way it is,” he said,
and then explains “it” as being the antecedent of this:
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.
Someone will have to help me with this one. I would maintain that the antecedent of “it” is traditional restroom customs.
The crLuzer won't be in the beam of the main weapon of the Media DeathStar unless he becomes a problem - because he IS no problem.
What a wonderful distraction this issue and who will be the new mug on the whatever dollar bill. Are we really that stupid?
Dear Donald, this is a states rights issue.
“Not Surprising, coming from the TransRepublican candidate.”
As opposed to your candidate, Cruz, the first Transsanity candidate.
The spam has been reduced a bit just recently. :)
Hes talking about it because he was asked a specific question about it. If he had refused to answer, people would also be going crazy.”
What he should have said is that it’s a state issue and he’s not running for state office. He just doesn’t have any political savy.
This is what he said, not what the title claims.
“He said the new law creates conflicts and they should have left it like it was before and that transgender only bathrooms would be pricey to institute and open up anti discrimination lawsuits and there had to be a better way”
Teddie, the Transsanity candidate! LOL!
Cruzs room mate in college has said he acted like a fag.
Well Cruz did live apart from his wife for 7 years and strongly supported John Roberts. Hmmmm.
“Thats not what Trump supports. Trump supports letting men use womens restrooms. He says to not so so is discriminatory.”
Are you being snarky or just ignorant. Trump did not say let men use women’s restrooms. He said transgenders.
Now the whole concept is repulsive, but transgenders have been going to the bathrooms of their choice, by necessity, all along.
>>So, are you going to stand corrected on your bogus Trump wants to raise taxes post? :)<<
Not no....but HELL NO!
This is the way Fox reported it this morning.
Shiny!
He should have given the right answer then.
You're right about that. But IMO it's a fight worth fighting.
Because this is not a trivial issue. No one on the national stage is pushing back hard against these PC demands. So the PC groups are getting bolder and bolder.
Now, let's look at it coldly, from a purely political stance. If Trump had gone on record as saying that men should use men's rooms, and women should use women's rooms, he would have GAINED votes, not lost them.
And that's because Hillary already has the gay vote locked up.
Why are you trying to sabotage Trump on Free Republic?
Define “Transgender”. How do you prove one is or is not Transgendered?
Progressive is what progressives do & support. While they are using whatever bathroom they want, Donald will make sure they have health care “PAID FOR BY THE GOVERNMENT.
He was asked the specific question. And he never said he wants men in a girl's bathroom. Or boys in a women's bathroom either.
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