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The New York Times recently published a profile of Bill White and Bryan Eure, a married gay New York City couple throwing a $5 million dollar fundraiser for U.S. President Donald Trump.
Only at the very end does the profile mention that White paid a million to quiet down his role in a multi-million dollar grifting scandal.
The profile points out that the couple “are not red state evangelicals or die-hard right-wingers.” They supported Hilary Clinton in the last election and once hosted a $39,500-a-plate fundraiser dinner for Obama at their Chelsea townhouse.
However, they apparently became Trump supporters on Election Night. When they realized Clinton was losing, they drove to the Trump victory party at the New York Hilton.
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Mr. White told The New York Times, “I didn’t want to be part of that misery pie; I’m not a wallower in self-pity. I really believe that once that decision is made, you have to get behind your president.” (Uh-huh. We’re sure it helps if you’re rich.)
Eure apparently likes Trump because he “picks up on the first ring,” unlike Chelsea Clinton, who allegedly has her calls screened by five gatekeepers, and Hilary, whose staffer once blocked Eure from giving her a personal hello at the 2016 Democratic National Convention.
The couple also considers Trump’s lies mere “exaggerations” and “embellishments.” They also excuse away Trump’s racism by pointing to the slightly improved employment rate for black Americans.
As for why the couple supports the most anti-LGBTQ president of all time? “I don’t like identity politics,” says Eure, pointing to Trump’s appointment of gay German ambassador Richard Grenell as proof of his LGBTQ-support.
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Okay, enough of this nonsense. Let’s clear a few things up:
First, between Trump’s support of so-called “religious freedom” laws and his constant targeting of trans-rights, he is anti-LGBTQ. Full stop.
Second, though Eure may not like “identity politics,” Republicans regularly play identity politics all the time, using racial resentment to fire-up their base and filing 127 anti-LGBTQ bills in state legislatures in 2017 alone.
Lastly, White and Trump are cut from the same grifty cloth.
White paid a $1 million settlement “for his role in a massive state pension fund pay-to-play scandal,” according to the New York Daily News. He was accused of taking money to secure million dollar deals for investment companies looking to manage state pensions.
In this way, he’s a bit like Trump, the guy who paid a $25 million settlement with students who sued him for his fraudulent “secrets of success” courses at Trump University.
Thank you. Next.
Catholicslutbox
I don’t see why. One of them looks “latin.” I’d be scared of getting deported.
Kangol
They’re both white as the driven snow; Queerty of course features a photo that shows only one of them, on the right; the other one is an older white dude who looks anything but “Latin.”
Chrisk
Ha. When your boyfriend’s giving out millions to Trumps campaign and brags about have trump jr on his speed dial that would be very unlikely.
spacecadet
The photo Queerty is using does only show one half of the couple, Bryan Eure (the younger guy in the couple), but he is on the left in the photo (Trump’s right side).
I first became of these guys back in late August of this year because CNN had them live on air after the death of Aretha Franklin. Apparently they had paid for her to play at their wedding so they were recounting that experience. So I looked them up and they seemed to be a well-to-do attractive and successful daddy/son couple so all that seemed cool – but the scam settlement and their shifting political allegiances based on being slighted by the Clintons and whoever wins the presidential election – not cool at all.
Tony1129
Money solves a lot of problems, cut right through the red tape.
Geeker
These people are just further proof that money can’t buy you class…or intelligence.
jimontp
Or any integrity or standing up for LGBT rights. I’m waiting for news of them being indicted for some slimey “financial” scam. Disgusting gay men. Wonder if Trump grabbed them by their pus_ys.
Chrisk
“White paid a $1 million settlement “for his role in a massive state pension fund pay-to-play scandal”
I think you missed this.
Kangol
There are so many Trump supporters on this site that these two (only one of whom is pictured above, for some strange reason) hardly surprise me. Unlike Queerty’s right wingers, who seem to be hardcore and longtime conservatives, these two opportunists have decided that white patriarchy, privilege and fragility, along with invites to Mar-a-Lago and hanging in the shadow of a man who allegedly committed “treasonous” acts and supports anti-gay politicians, are more important than LGBTQ issues. But hey, this is still a free country, so they’re free to be total Quislings and jackasses.
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Holloway
I’m not sure they’re right wingers so much as libertarians or centrists.
Not all of us drank the Bush/Clinton koolaid last cycle… nor the cycles before that…
Trump, Sanders, Johnson, and Jill “I Hate Vaccines” Stein have their many issues but seriously, if you think dynastic politics aren’t a turn-off to many folks then you got your head up your butt! Half the people backing Trump did it because they voted against bush in the primaries, then against clinton in the general!
Remember: the plurality of us voters are independent! neither major political party has a majority of The People on their side!
Kangol
@Holloway, I’m not sure how much you read this site, but believe me, Kieran, Aires the Ram, Mo Bro, Alistair (sp.) are hardly “centrist” or “libertarian.” They are conservative, and in the case of some, like Kieran and ATR, strong Trump supporters. So I don’t have my head up my butt, my comments are based on observing people’s posts on here.
I agree about dynasties, but to me, between Trump and Clinton the choice was clear. Did I like everything about Hillary Clinton? No. I even voted for Bernie Sanders in my state’s primary. Did I like everything about Bernie Sanders? No, but I felt he best addressed what I saw were the country’s needs. As it turns out, on a number of levels, ranging from LGBTQ issues to judicial appointments to economic fairness to basic temperament and ability to govern, it’s even clearer to me now that Clinton was the far better choice, and that would include Stein (who has yet to fully account for cuddling up to Putin), Johnson (a Republican-light option), and of course, the Orange Oaf.
As of tonight, it looks like he’s going to go down for conspiring with a hostile foreign power, Russia (as well as Saudi Arabia and UAE) to defraud the US public and win a presidential election, and then to obstruct attempts to investigate his and his campaign’s, transition’s and administration’s involvement. And it looks like the full story is going to exceed the worst debacles we’ve ever witnessed involving any US president, including some of our absolute worst (Buchanan, Pierce, Andrew Johnson, Nixon, and George W. Bush).
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Lacuevaman
hehe
DarkZephyr
I don’t get guys like this at all.
Chrisk
I’ve found many that come from money have a warped view of the world and lack empathy for those less fortunate. They’re more Republican than they are gay.
Kieran
@DarkZephyr I’m sure you don’t.
swamp bubble
money money money.
Holloway
Well, there’s a whole bunch of them with different reasons…
I and my buddies we all raged when we heard that the GOP and Dems wanted to crown Bush and Clinton… we were like, “f%$# these dynasties! we want an election not a freaking coronation!”, so we voted against bush/clinton in the primaries, helped knock bush off, then voted against clinton in the general. so funny seeing my friend, who is a queen, sign up as a republican just to vote against bush!
Couldn’t stomach trump, so I went for johnson, my boyfriend went for sanders, our friends went for sanders and jill stein.. i still don’t believe a third party or write-in is a wasted vote… that’s a lie.
Yeah… I still look at clinton and bush voters funny. unless they’re old and white, then I understand!
Chrisk
It’s always the same with these homocons. They think their money buys them acceptance and repect. Effing kapos.
Kieran
This article might have a bit more credibility if queerty had an actual picture of the gay power couple who enjoy access to President Donald “New York Values” Trump. #Amateurhour
phillycap
Translation? Money “Trumps” community. They’re getting big ole tax cuts. Screw the little homos.
barkomatic
These guys sounded absolutely awful even when they supported Democratic candidates. It’s a little disappointing to hear that so many prominent liberal politicians and celebrities associated with them.
spacecadet
@barkomatic – at least Chelsea and Hillary Clinton learned to keep their distance from them!
GayEGO
Ewwwwwwwh! Using the word gay with these two seems to be like Trump Fake News!
tjack47
I was shocked when I found out just how many gay acquaintances voted for Trump. I can’t grasp anyone in the LGBT+ community voting for him. I know what party is best for me, a senior, disabled, gay man on a fixed income. Ageism is bad enough from my own community. Being atheist is no picnic where I live in TX. I know who champions for the poor, the sick, and the party most likely to support Separation of Church and State. This couple nauseates me. They’re vacuous.
dwes09
In most elections 25% of LGBT people vote republican. What is surprising, and heartening, is that only 12-15% of LGBT people voted for Trump.
OzJosh
Two spectacularly shallow celebrity-f***ers who believe in nothing and are too stupid to see that they’re supporting someone who is eroding their rights and would happily sell them both down the river once he’s bled them of sufficient cash. Revolting.
mikeTigg
Exactly! Well said.
batesmotel
Handsome couple.
Bryguyf69
Er, you are apparently unaware that the photo above doesn’t show the couple, only Bryan Eure, Trump and some unknown man. To see the couple, go to the NY Times article.
Bryguyf69
I can understand not criticizing the President for the sake of harmony but these morons went a step further. They are actively supporting him, which, by proxy, is also supporting the homophobes that Trump supports. Disgusting.
Lacuevaman
as my momma would say: “trash will do trashy things”
Creamsicle
So bald faced cronyism? They only support Trump because he’s easy to bribe. That’s an impressive amount of integrity to have about having zero integrity.