“After he was elected, some gay rights activists held out hope that Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, the president’s daughter and son-in-law, would be staunch allies in the West Wing, considering that they had traveled in liberal circles in New York,” the editorial board wrote.Īlso Read: 'Morning Joe' Warns Steve Bannon: 'When You Take on the Family, You Lose' (Video) The column begins by reminding readers that then-candidate Trump was handed a gay pride flag that featured a pro-Trump endorsement during a rally in Colorado last October, and goes on to argue that the president hasn’t done anything to help the LGBT community. The New York Times editorial board ripped President Trump on Monday in an opinion piece titled, “The LGBT Trump Fallout.”
