Why the Trump campaign is chasing LGBT voters

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

91% : That year Grenell called Trump the "most pro-gay president in American history," a label Trump later described as "a great honor.
58% : Ever canny and crafty, Trump has seized upon this growing community divide to advance his own interests.
52% : Tiffany Trump hosted one in Tampa, Kimberly Guilfoyle another in Minneapolis -- with the entire effort overseen by Grenell, who became the first openly-gay cabinet member during his brief stint as Acting Director of National Intelligence in 2020.
52% : "In 2016, meanwhile, Trump went as far as to wave a gay flag at a campaign rally in Colorado, while he became the first Republican nominee to name-check LGBTs during his convention acceptance speech in Cleveland that summer.
51% : For the first time in nearly a decade, support for LGBT rights is falling: A 2023 Gallup poll found approval of same-sex relationships had declined by 7% over the previous year, while recent data from the nonpartisan Public Religion Research Institute revealed waning support for same-sex marriage and non-discrimination protections.
50% : But LGBT votes for Trump actually surged in 2020 -- doubling to 28% since 2016.
34% : And this includes increasing numbers of gays and lesbians who are no longer convinced the L, G and B still belong with the T. Throw in the "Q" for queer -- despite Hamas' homophobia, many queer folks remain heavily invested in violent anti-Israel protests -- and old-fashioned gays and lesbians might easily view Trump with fresh (and even favorable) eyes.
19% : Despite the improbable target audience -- Trump once joked that his former VP Mike Pence wanted to "hang gay people" -- the Log Cabin event is heavily laden with the Trump seal of approval.
13% : And all three groups appear set for a repeat this November (a March poll actually showed Trump beating Biden among Latinos).

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