President Donald Trump mocked transgender people in front of Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, whose child identifies as nonbinary, during an Oval Office meeting in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday that was intended to focus on trade relations but instead became a showcase of Trump’s familiar culture war politics.

The meeting, held in the presence of reporters, aimed to emphasize renewed cooperation between the two countries, which remain deeply economically intertwined. But as The Independent reported, it “devolved into a political rally disguised as a routine press availability.” Trump repeatedly veered off topic to attack Democrats, the media, and transgender people, boasting that under his leadership, “We have strong borders. We have no men in women’s sports. We’re not going to take your child away and change the sex of your child.”

  • mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca
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    1 day ago

    I hate that he’s better than the alternative

    I hate seeing us becoming more of a two party system

    we need voting reform

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      15 hours ago

      We’re not - the NDP will be back. They are in talks to get $ from the liberals so they support the budget, NDP with Avi Lewis or the union guy will rise again.