"According to a New Yorker profile on Pence published Monday, when an unnamed "legal scholar" began to discuss gay rights with Trump, the president gestured toward Pence and responded: "Don't ask that guy - he wants to hang them all!" The article, "The Danger of a Pence Presidency," addressed Pence's religion and religion-based political positions and Trump's frequent mockery of them. But former White House strategist Steve Bannon is also quoted as saying that "Trump thinks Pence is great.""
"George Takei tweeted: "Not sure what's more disturbing, that Donald would joke about such a thing or that he would pick a man with these views as his number 2." Chelsea Clinton noted that the president needs to be reminded that it's never OK to joke about murdering people. The LGBTQ community is a particular target of hate crimes. At a Justice Department meeting on hate crimes in June, Attorney General Jeff Sessions addressed an alarming " spate of murders ... around the country of transgendered individuals.""
President Donald Trump appeared to joke that Vice President Mike Pence wanted to 'hang them all' when a legal scholar raised gay rights. Celebrities, activists, and voters reacted with astonishment and outrage on Twitter. Josh Groban tweeted, 'What the fuck.' George Takei said he was unsure whether Trump's joke or Pence's selection was more disturbing. Chelsea Clinton said the president needs to be reminded that it is never OK to joke about murdering people. The Advocate and the National Center for Lesbian Rights denounced the comment, with the latter tweeting, 'This is not normal.' Pence's press secretary, Alyssa Farah, said the claims were 'filled with unsubstantiated, unsourced'.
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