Trump Says 'Ask the Gays,' Gays Make Him Regret It

Donald Trump Holds Campaign Rally In Atlanta

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Donald Trump said he is a better ally to the LGBT community than Hillary Clinton on Wednesday, and was quickly rebuked on Twitter.

At a rally in Atlanta, the GOP’s presumptive presidential nominee took Democratic rival Hillary Clinton to task for accepting donations to the Clinton Foundation from countries with anti-gay laws, including Saudi Arabia. He pointed to this as evidence that she is not a “friend” to the LGBT community, as he is.

“Ask the gays what they think and what they do, in, not only Saudi Arabia, but many of these countries, and then you tell me: Who’s your friend, Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton?” he said.

Also Read: 4 Things Donald Trump Got Factually Wrong About the Orlando Shooting

“Ask the gays” quickly became the day’s meme as Twitter users jumped at the chance to respond with a collection of GIFs and videos, making it clear that “the gays,” as Trump calls them, would rather not associate themselves with the business mogul.

Read the backlash below.

TRUMP: Ask the gays!

THE GAYS: pic.twitter.com/xAPBjo2mnQ

— Rob Huff (@rshuffandstuff) June 15, 2016

Trump: "Ask the gays!"

Gays: pic.twitter.com/zkUJl7EFll

— Billy Jessica Parker (@TheRealBillyS) June 15, 2016

TRUMP: "Ask the gays!"

THE GAYS: pic.twitter.com/URMtcACiSQ

— michael (@shenanigreat) June 15, 2016

Trump: Ask the gays

"The Gays": pic.twitter.com/iRZAq1Iptu

— Regina Phalange (@BangxBitchx) June 15, 2016

TRUMP: "Ask the gays!"

THE GAYS: pic.twitter.com/yZiq2iM9mO

— M.A. Barrett (@MABarrettWrites) June 15, 2016

Trump: "Ask the gays!"

The gays: pic.twitter.com/8Uiy9xSHTl

— JuanPa (@jpbrammer) June 15, 2016

Trump: "Ask the gays!"

Gays: pic.twitter.com/pwMazfkkqe

— Mom de Guerre (@metschick) June 15, 2016

Trump: Ask The Gays
US: pic.twitter.com/6YyznwefVO

— Carol Walden (@CarolWalden) June 15, 2016

TRUMP: Ask the gays!

THE GAYS: pic.twitter.com/5hKQLHecTF

— CaliforniaSolaSnake (@NoSoySola) June 15, 2016

Trump: Ask the Gays!

Gays: pic.twitter.com/YJQtxuqIZ1

— Jono M. (@JonoKMitchell) June 15, 2016

TRUMP: ASK THE GAYS! THE GAYS: pic.twitter.com/jz8B5ORRkX

— Tom Eaton (@DorkyUdon) June 15, 2016

TRUMP: "Ask the gays!"

THE GAYS: pic.twitter.com/V9Bl7V9BlF

— Michael Andromedon (@as_seenontv) June 15, 2016

4 Things Donald Trump Got Factually Wrong About the Orlando Shooting

Donald Trump made some false statements about the Orlando shooting. Here they are.
Trump said the shooter, Omar Mateen, was born "in Afghan, of Afghan parents, who immigrated to the United States." In fact, Mateen was born in New York as a U.S. citizen to parents from Afghanistan.
In a press release, Trump repeatedly criticized existing immigration policies as dangerous and ineffective, saying the U.S. government has admitted "ever-growing numbers" of Syrian immigrants "year after year, without any effective plan for our security." According to an NPR report after last year's terrorist attacks in Paris, screening for Syrian refugees is a lengthy process that can take up to almost two years to complete. The New York Times reports that only 2,805 refugees were admitted into the country from October to May, fewer than one-third of the 10,000 Syrians President Obama said the United States would accept this fiscal year.
Trump said that “each year the United States permanently admits 100,000 immigrants from the Middle East and many more from Muslim countries outside of the Middle East.” The Washington Post says Trump "overstated the figure here." The paper says the number of people seeking lawful permanent resident status, or a green card, is about 76,000 people, citing 2014 Department of Homeland Security figures.
Trump said Hillary Clinton "wants to take away Americans' guns and then admit the very people who want to slaughter us." In fact, she has not supported the repeal of the Second Amendment.