Former ambassador to Germany and gay Trump lackey Richard Grenell found himself grilled on social media this week after posting a statement from a transgender woman who attended the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) last weekend.
On March 1, Grenell posted a screenshot of a Facebook post from a woman named Gina Roberts. Roberts attended CPAC as a member of the Log Cabin Republicans, a group of right-wing gays with a predilection for voting against their own interests.
“I worked the Log Cabin Republican booth and received nothing but respectful questions about things in the news about transgender people,” Roberts wrote in her Facebook post. “Much better and easy to get along with crowd than any Pride festival.” [We have to wonder what Pride festivals she’s attending.]
Sharing some truth from @CPAC that DC reporters won’t acknowledge.
cc: @daveweigel pic.twitter.com/ST4MqRmQO3
— Richard Grenell (@RichardGrenell) March 1, 2021
“Sharing some truth from @CPAC that DC reporters won’t acknowledge,” Grenell tweeted along with the screenshot.
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Apparently Grenell didn’t stop to consider the reason the media does not report on transgender Republicans is because the GOP has adopted a hostile anti-transgender attitude and policy positions. If Grenell didn’t know before, he sure does now: Republican Twitter attacked him over the post.
I don't want this in my party. This is insanity and against everything that I stand for and against Christ. If you support this, you are not a conservative.
— FoxworthForCongress (@FoxworthFor14) March 1, 2021
“I don’t want this in my party,” said Congressional candidate Joshua Foxworth. This is insanity and against everything that I stand for and against Christ. If you support this, you are not a conservative.”
We’re celebrating mental illness now?
— Lauren Witzke (@LaurenWitzkeDE) March 1, 2021
“We’re celebrating mental illness now?” wondered conservative pundit Lauren Witzke.
Other pro-trans Twitter users also chimed in.
fun fact, the personal opinion of a singular trans person at CPAC doesn't change the fact that vile transphobic rhetoric was spewed from the CPAC mainstage by powerful people for days.
— kait "eats transphobes for breakfast" moroney (@thekaitmonster) March 1, 2021
“[F]un fact, the personal opinion of a singular trans person at CPAC doesn’t change the fact that vile transphobic rhetoric was spewed from the CPAC mainstage by powerful people for days,” tweeted user @thekaitmonster.
You found a trans person willing to sell out the rest of us for favors, to try to avoid the discrimination you people push on a daily basis toward us. You folks want a damn cookie?
— Celestial Emily (@Celestial_Emily) March 1, 2021
“You found a trans person willing to sell out the rest of us for favors, to try to avoid the discrimination you people push on a daily basis toward us,” wrote @Celestial_Emily. “You folks want a damn cookie?”
Grenell’s highlighting of a token transperson at CPAC didn’t have the effect he would have liked. As a token queer within the Trump administration, he should have known better. The administration had a horrible record when it came to LGBTQ rights.
Richard Grenell likes to tout himself as the first openly-gay cabinet-level member thanks to his stint as acting Director of National Intelligence, however, because he was never confirmed by the Senate, he never officially held the post. Following the 2020 Election, Grenell helped spread misinformation and conspiracy theories supporting the Trump narrative of a “stolen” election despite no evidence to support the claims. Grenell has also said he’s eyeing a run for Governor of California in a possible recall election of sitting Gov. Gavin Newsom. If the response to his tweet is any indication, he won’t get far.
Vince
I hope he runs for California. Maybe his delusions and BS will finally catch up to him.
ShiningSex
TRANSPHOBIC IS DISGUSTING. BEING TRANS AND BEING REPUBLICAN IS WORSE. YOU’RE SIDING WITH THOSE WHO THINK YOU ARE VILE, HAVE A MENTAL ILLNESS, AGAINST GOD, A FREAK.
WHY WOULD YOU SUBJECT YOURSELF TO THAT SH*TTY GROUP OF VERMIN????
SHAME ON YOU FOR FOLLOWING THAT GROUP TOO.
Cam
The hilarious thing is, He thinks that the Republican base got the memo that he’s trying to troll the media and they should be in on the lie and pretend everything is fine.
But no, They let their Republican bigotry fly.
LMG
Perhaps Joe Manshit would like to take back his vote for this creep since he was so offended by Neera Tanden’s tweets. Hypocrisy is obviously not limited to the Repooplican Party. I guess Joe Manshit is willing to give Grenell a pass because he’s a man.
Mundo
Manshit, I love it.
UlfRaynor
The reason Joe Manshit supported Grennel was because he was a gay Republican, yes I know Joe says he’s a Democrat, but he isn’t.
West Virginia use to be a Democrat state back when racist KKK member and Senator Byrd and the rest of the Dem’s were the party of choice for racist; and though that changed, the Manshit families political existence came into prominence through that time period via Joe’s Uncle AJ Manshit, who served for decades as state treasurer and AJ was a big, flaming queen; everyone knew he was gay, but he was also a character, disarmingly funny and the locals loved him, that’s how Joe got his start in politics and why he’s able to claim he’s a Democrat in a state that is the most pro Trump in the union.
Kangol2
@UlfRaynor, thank you for that WV history. I have to ask, though, is West Virginia more pro-Don the Losing Con than Wyoming? I think that state gave the Con his largest margin of victory, at about 43% over Biden. The highest for Biden was DC, which he won by 86% over the Con. But WV is definitely up there.
Kevan1
One messed up piece of garbage.
Polaro
Racist, misogynist, homophobes, etc., crave validation that their hate is either correct or acceptable. They love tokens that assuage their guilt; “see, we can’t be transphobic”. They embrace these token non-people while they continue their hate. These misguided, low intellect tools are craven attention seekers who embrace their own oppressors for temporary validation. The there’s Grenell who does this to protect his money, full well knowing his money will insulate him perfectly.
GayEGO
Ha ha ha! Maybe Grenell should run for Governor of California, I feel confident that he will be smacked down as a big loser!