It's a video that has to be seen to be believed, but once you watch it, the cringe stays with you forever.
The Log Cabin Republican (LCR) organization, a conservative group that paradoxically advocates for LGBTQ rights, released a bizarre video in tribute to former first lady Melania Trump.
The wife of former president Donald Trump was chosen to receive their "Spirit of Lincoln" award.
Last night, Log Cabin Republicans presented First Lady @MELANIATRUMP with our annual Spirit of Lincoln Award at Mar-a-Lago for her dedication to our principles.
Watch LGBT conservatives explain why the First Lady is a champion and inspiration to our community.
Thank you! ❤️ pic.twitter.com/pP3RVarDLH
— Log Cabin Republicans (@LogCabinGOP) November 7, 2021
In case you love yourself too much to watch the above video, the three-minute tribute features a few members of the LCR gushing about Melania and her supposed "support" of the gay community.
Trump's former ambassador to Germany, Richard Grenell, said:
"From the moment I met first lady Melania Trump at the beginning of the Trump administration, I knew our community had an advocate."
Other members chimed in with more vague praises for the former first lady. They called her smart and fashionable, a friend to the LGBT community and said she had a passion for supporting them.
Most bizarre of all was the claim that the entire gay community loved her.
UM, EXCUSE ME — WHAT?!!!
I know basically every LGBTQ person in New Jersey and 25 percent in New York. Not one of them, including me, the gayest man on earth, “loves" Melania. https://t.co/uUa5fGPgvk
— Steven Goldstein (@StvenGoldstein) November 9, 2021
I guess there was just no time to talk about gay issues to gay men who don't care about gay issues.
— Mrs. Betty Bowers (@BettyBowers) November 8, 2021
I can't believe they included the “I DON'T REALLY CARE DO U?" jacket. Although of all outfits in this video, that one pretty much sums up how I feel about these quislings and their favorite diva since Eva Braun.
— Eric Peterson 🐶❤️🍸 (@RedSevenEric) November 9, 2021
“[Unintelligible] and created [unintelligible] that elevated important issues such as foster care, sickle cell disease, social emotional learning techniques, and neo-natal [unintelligible] drugs [flounce Frederick's of Hollywood marabou sleeves]."
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— Mrs. Betty Bowers (@BettyBowers) November 8, 2021
Despite all these vague praises, what they failed to mention is a single instance of Melania advocating for the gay community. While Melania tried to position herself as a supporter, Trump himself advocated for regressive policies.
Melania never spoke out against Trump's attempts to ban trans people from serving in the military, or allowing federally funded adoption agencies from banning gay couples from adopting. She didn't complain when he sought to deny US citizenship to the children of same-sex parents.
Instead, she tried to defend Trump as someone who is friendly to the gay community and couldn't understand why people would think otherwise.
It'd be funny if it weren't so horrifying.
The Onion is alive and well afte all! That is hilarious.
— of course I am vaccinated (@totallytomato) November 8, 2021
Did she plagurize one of Michelle Obama's speeches again?
— 😷Brian O'Loughlin 💙💉🆘🐶❄🌊 (@brianoloughlin9) November 8, 2021
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This has to be the best satire I've seen all day!
— Jan Lewis (@portside27) November 7, 2021
Did she get the award for this? https://t.co/snvdENCRQO
— ⭐️ Merrily vaccinated agnostic⭐️ (@MerrillLynched) November 8, 2021
The LCR have a tenuous history of supporting Donald Trump. During the 2016 election, the board members of the organization voted not to endorse Trump as a candidate, though local chapters held the opposite opinion.
Then, during the 2020 election cycle, some members of the board did endorse Trump for a second term, causing others to resign in protest.
On the same day that LCR President Greg Angelo claimed "preservation of LGBT rights and support for the LGBT community" were important to Trump's platform, the former administration rescinded Obama-era protections for transgender student rights.
Basically, LCR are the worst.
Rich, white guys who don't want to pay taxes can never be cool...sorry.#LCR https://t.co/EM4FyzFbHI
— Totally Fucking Gay (@TotalFuckGay) November 9, 2021
So happy to see someone get this first ever made up award for achieving nothing but getting a trophy anyway. And a gala at Mar-a-Lago, which is totally unexpected because nothing made up ever happens there.
Irony 💧 💧 💧
— RollWithIt (@jbrdtrd) November 7, 2021
The self-loathing have their new diva? She's doesn't care why do you?
— John DiVirgilio (@LurkingMenace) November 8, 2021
LCR moved their entire award ceremony to Trump's Mar-A-Lago club in Florida, breaking the precedent of holding it in Washington D.C. While the move was likely done to flatter the former president, reports are conflicting as to whether he actually attended the event.
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