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[SteveO409]

“President Trump continues to be respectful and supportive of L.G.B.T.Q. rights, just as he was throughout the election,” the statement said. “The president is proud to have been the first ever G.O.P. nominee to mention the L.G.B.T.Q. community in his nomination acceptance speech, pledging then to protect the community from violence and oppression.”

The decision to keep the order, the statement added, was Mr. Trump’s. It uses stronger language than any Republican president has before in favor of equal legal protections for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people, though that is not likely to quiet Mr. Trump’s critics on the left.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/30/us/politics/obama-trump-protections-lgbt-workers.html

He's not that insane! Woohoo

 

[Barzul]

Hmm. Color me surprised.

 

[GhostBed]

I don't trust this fuck face for a second.

 

[A Link to the Past]

This sounds staged. Leak out the potential EO, and then deny it. People get the impression that they got fired up for nothing and warm up to him.

 

[EchoChamber]

But the environment is still fucked right?

 

[SolarPowered]

I don't trust this fuck face for a second.

.

Always be skeptical.

 

[Sponge]

I don't believe him.

 

[rekameohs]

Tomorrow:

 

[IsntChrisL]

Trump is the orange in a rainbow.

 

[Neuromancer]

Does Mike Pence still believe you can shock the gay out of people?

 

[Bam Bam Baklava]

Everything is subject to change by the hour.

 

[Rayis]

He's not that insane! Woohoo

Let's not get ahead of ourselves

I personally don't care if he keeps LGBT protections, he's still a fascist dictator asshole who needs to be impeached, saying this as an LGBT individual.

 

[BowieZ]

Two words:

Gaslighting deflection.

 

[Surfinn]

I hope this is true somehow..

 

[demon]

Well, I mean, that's good. Don't really feel like praising him for not doing an awful thing amongst innumerable other awful things he is doing, though. It's not like he gets credit for not undoing a good thing Obama did.

 

[Platy]

I give him 2 weeks

 

[Effect]

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/30/us/politics/obama-trump-protections-lgbt-workers.html

He's not that insane! Woohoo

Don't fall for the trick. This will likely be different in the morning.

 

[JordanN]

The president is proud to have been the first ever G.O.P. nominee to mention the L.G.B.T.Q. community in his nomination acceptance speech, pledging then to protect the community from violence and oppression.”

*cough* Mike Pence *cough* shock therapy

 

[Shao Kahn on the Lawn]

Someone's telling him to pump the brakes before they spark an all-out rebellion. Don't believe a thing he says: he's just biding his time.

 

[Foffy]

I wonder what he'll do on the other end of this...

 

[Setzer]

Its amazing the bs people will buy into.

 

[Gordon Shumway]

This sounds staged. Leak out the potential EO, and then deny it. People get the impression that they got fired up for nothing and warm up to him.

That's the name of the game from now on. Helps the "fake news" narrative..

Everything is subject to change by the hour.

And that's another thing..dude is a schizophrenic.

 

[Cow Goes Moo]

how can you say that and still have pence as your vp

 

[hypernima]

He'll do something about it like a thief in the night.

 

[Chittagong]

So fake news in this case. It's dangerous, because it legitimises the government's use of term.

This EO would have been incredibly upsetting, but also surprising as I don't believe Trump promised such a thing during his campaign, and so far everything he has done is stuff he telegraphed clearly.

 

[VendettaRed07]

Realized that this is something that would actually damage them amongst rural white voters and canceled the plan is my guess

 

[Bsigg12]

 

[BowieZ]

This is a completely transparent distraction tactic.

I can't believe you guys are falling for this.

Overheard at midnight meeting with Steve Bannon, Steve Miller and Trump:
"Them lefties are getting serious now. Let's throw them one bone to shut them the fuck up."

 

[Takamura-San]

Don't grow calm into a false sense of security.

 

[anarchycupcake]

I don't believe this for a second.

 

[demon]

So fake news in this case. It's dangerous, because it legitimises the government's use of term.

I understand what you mean but it wasn't really "fake news", was it? Just reports of rumors. No one was reporting it as a confirmed fact.

 

[How About No]

I fucking hope so...

 

[rjinaz]

I mean it says he continues to support them and what have you, but I don't see any kind of commitments unless I'm missing something. We'll see. I have zero hope for this administration and I know Pence wants his religious freedom to be intolerant to become a thing.

Edit: nevermind. At the start it says he will leave in the order, but they don't quote the statement which threw me off. I hope they just don't create another that adds stipulations.

 

[Mr. X]

Fiddles

 

[Electric Eye]

Looks like they are starting to buckle to pressure. The orange bastard is probably worried about bad approval ratings more than anything else.

 

[G0523]

Yeah, he'll leave it alone...for now. We'll see what happens tomorrow.

 

[WhiteWolf]

After he fucks the environment past the point of no return, there won't be any people (and there rights) left anyway, gay or straight.

 

[SexyFish]

He's not that insane! Woohoo

What the White House wants you to think.

 

[Kai Dracon]

Maybe it's staged.

Could also be the leak was of plans that were still hypothetical, and this is the result of a hot take of the current climate. Backing off... for now.

Or perhaps the leak was for a proposal Bannon and co were hashing out and Trump hadn't heard the details yet, but was made aware of the pre-emptive backlash.

 

[One Eyed Willy]

Thanks Trump

 

[Prompto]

Hope this is true.

I'm sure he'll still nominate someone who's against LGBT rights to the Supreme Court though.

 

[Darth Pinche]

There has never been a more perfect use of this gif.

 

[theWB27]

Pence won't stop till people are free to discriminate because their faith warrants it.

 

[DecoReturns]

I want to believe him.

 

[Toxi]

Meh.

 

[Premium Quality]

There's got to be a catch.

For now, I'm happy he's keeping his word on this.

 

[jb1234]

Someone's telling him to pump the brakes before they spark an all-out rebellion. Don't believe a thing he says: he's just biding his time.

That's my take on this as well.

 

[Electric Eye]

Maybe it's staged.

Could also be the leak was of plans that were still hypothetical, and this is the result of a hot take of the current climate. Backing off... for now.

Or perhaps the leak was for a proposal Bannon and co were hashing out and Trump hadn't heard the details yet, but was made aware of the pre-emptive backlash.

You have a point. Maybe Trump decided to have a different take from someone other than Bannon after he realized blindly signing shit placed on his desk may not be the best course of action. I hope this means he will actually listen to the pros after last week.

 

[Sweeney Tom]

Friday night at 11:59 when he releases the order I don't want nobody here acting surprised because "OH BUT HE SAID"

If you ain't going to show up to vote OR show up to the protests, this is the bare minimum you can do

 

[Baron_Calamity]

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/30/us/politics/obama-trump-protections-lgbt-workers.html

He's not that insane! Woohoo

Watch, he'll come out with an EO by the end of the week stopping same sex couples from adopting, getting married, or having the same benefits as straights. They will be allowed to work though. I don't know that for a fact. My fear is kicking in overdrive and I'm seeing the worse in everything.