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Trump Just Thanked Karen Pence For Working at a School That Bans LGBT Children
Donald Trump praised second lady Karen Pence on Thursday, telling attendees of the National Prayer Breakfast she is “incredible,” amid her return at a Virginia school that has drawn scrutiny over its LGBT policies.
“I’ve gotten to know Karen so well,” Trump said at the Washington event. “She is a Marine Corps mom, a tremendous woman, a proud supporter of military families, and she just recently went back to teaching art classes at a Christian school. Thank you. Thank you, Karen. Terrific woman.”
Pence recently began work at the Immanuel Christian School in Springfield, Va., where she previously taught during the now-vice president’s service in Congress. The school prohibits unmarried heterosexual sex among staff, and also “homosexual or lesbian sexual activity.”
It’s unclear to what degree the policy has been enforced, however, or if gay students have been expelled for violating the school’s cultural expectations.
Trump’s description of Karen Pence as a military mother is a reference to the vice president’s only son, Marine 1st Lt. Michael Pence, who graduated from naval aviator training in September.
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Twitter wa sickened:
BREAKING: In his National Prayer Breakfast speech, President Trump just complimented Karen Pence for teaching at a Christian School that bans L.G.B.T.Q. Students and Teachers.
That's not America first! That's Bigotry first!
— Ed Krassenstein (@EdKrassen) February 7, 2019
At the National Prayer Breakfast, Trump has already thanked Karen Pence for teaching at an anti-gay school & praised a Catholic adoption agency who refuse to adopt to gay people
But gay Republicans will still say “But he held up rainbow flag!”
Wake the fuck up!!!!
— Greg Hogben (@MyDaughtersArmy) February 7, 2019
For the third year in a row, The National “Prayer” Breakfast have allowed serial adulterer, serial predator, scumbaggy crook racist bigot trump to deliver a hate rally speech. He even went as far as to compliment Karen Pence for her teaching gig at an anti-gay school.
— Ricky Davila (@TheRickyDavila) February 7, 2019
Trump at the national prayer breakfast who once called himself a Christian is way way far from it that he had the audacity to compliment fucking Karen Pence for teaching at a school that bans gay staffs and students
Fuck you Trump
— MG ???? ????️???? (@FeministRocks) February 7, 2019
Trump appears proud that Karen Pence is teaching at an school that bars LGBTQ students and teachers. #NationalPrayerBreakfast https://t.co/Jg4GR7IILk
— Maggie Garrett (@maggiefgarrett) February 7, 2019
WATCH:
Trump opens National Prayer Breakfast speech by applauding Karen Pence for teaching "at a Christian school." You know, the one with SUPER anti-LGBTQ policies. "Thank you. Thank you, Karen." pic.twitter.com/3ZpgtoKiud
— Zack Ford (@ZackFord) February 7, 2019
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