Trump Reacts to Anonymous Senior White House Official’s Op-Ed Trashing His Competence: ‘Treason?’

Donald Trump reacted to an anonymous New York Times op-ed written by a senior White House official trashing his competence and claiming that other officials are working against him inside the Trump administration.

The Failing New York Times! pic.twitter.com/SHsXvYKpBf

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 5, 2018

TREASON?

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 5, 2018

The post Trump Reacts to Anonymous Senior White House Official’s Op-Ed Trashing His Competence: ‘Treason?’ appeared first on Towleroad Gay News.

Trump Reacts to Anonymous Senior White House Official’s Op-Ed Trashing His Competence: ‘Treason?’

HRC Mourns Shantee Tucker, a Trans Woman Killed in Philadelphia

HRC mourns the senseless loss of Shantee Tucker, a Black transgender woman who was killed Wednesday morning in Philadelphia in the 19th known case of deadly violence against the transgender community this year, and the third known case of deadly gun violence against Black trans women in the past seven days. Sixteen of the known victims of deadly violence against transgender people in 2018 have been women of color.  

The deaths this past week of Tucker, Dejanay Stanton in Chicago and Vontashia Bell in Louisiana — all Black transgender women — underscore the urgent need to address the epidemic of violence against the transgender community.

According to a local news outlet, Tucker, 30, was found on a highway in Philadelphia after being shot in the back. She was taken to Temple University Hospital where she was pronounced dead.

Tucker had just celebrated her 30th birthday. Friends and family honored her life and mourned her death on Facebook, recalling that she was like “another big sister” to them and remembering her “beautiful spirit and fun aura.” Her cousin said that Tucker was now “waiting in line to get her halo.”

Violence against transgender people, particularly against trans women of color, is an epidemic that urgently needs to be addressed by our communities, elected officials and institutions.

Last fall, the HRC Foundation and the Trans People of Color Coalition released a comprehensive report detailing this tragic epidemic that made 2017 the deadliest year on record for transgender people. If this disturbing trend continues, 2018 may soon see more reported lives lost than in the previous year.

To learn more about HRC’s transgender justice work, visit hrc.org/Transgender.

www.hrc.org/blog/hrc-mourns-shantee-tucker-a-trans-woman-killed-in-philadelphia?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss-feed

Bran’s First Message to Bryanna Went Off Without a Hitch, Now They’re Happily Married!

The best days at the Plenty of Fish office are when we receive messages from couples who met each other on the app. Every time I read success story after the next, I can’t stop smiling. It’s a great reminder for all of us that work at POF why we do what is is we […]

The post Bran’s First Message to Bryanna Went Off Without a Hitch, Now They’re Happily Married! appeared first on PlentyOfFish Blog.

Bran’s First Message to Bryanna Went Off Without a Hitch, Now They’re Happily Married!

NYT Publishes Shocking Anonymous Op-Ed by Senior White House Official Who Warns Trump is ‘Detrimental to the Health of Our Republic’

The New York Times has published an anonymous op-ed by a senior Trump administration official who says that “many of the senior officials in his own administration are working diligently from within to frustrate parts of his agenda and his worst inclinations.”

The official says they are doing so because “the president continues to act in a manner that is detrimental to the health of our republic,” adding that “ours is not the popular ‘resistance’ of the left” but one working toward the success of the policies he has put in place, successes that “have come despite — not because of — the president’s leadership style, which is impetuous, adversarial, petty and ineffective.”

Adds the official: “The root of the problem is the president’s amorality. Anyone who works with him knows he is not moored to any discernible first principles that guide his decision making. Although he was elected as a Republican, the president shows little affinity for ideals long espoused by conservatives: free minds, free markets and free people. At best, he has invoked these ideals in scripted settings. At worst, he has attacked them outright. In addition to his mass-marketing of the notion that the press is the “enemy of the people,” President Trump’s impulses are generally anti-trade and anti-democratic…”

The op-ed confirms many of the reports in Bob Woodward’s new book Fear, which reported that top officials remove papers from Trump’s desk to stop him from seeing and signing them: “The erratic behavior would be more concerning if it weren’t for unsung heroes in and around the White House. Some of his aides have been cast as villains by the media. But in private, they have gone to great lengths to keep bad decisions contained to the West Wing, though they are clearly not always successful. It may be cold comfort in this chaotic era, but Americans should know that there are adults in the room. We fully recognize what is happening. And we are trying to do what’s right even when Donald Trump won’t.”

The NYT was also taking questions about the op-ed which would be answered by Op-Ed editor, James Dao.

Developing…

The post NYT Publishes Shocking Anonymous Op-Ed by Senior White House Official Who Warns Trump is ‘Detrimental to the Health of Our Republic’ appeared first on Towleroad Gay News.

NYT Publishes Shocking Anonymous Op-Ed by Senior White House Official Who Warns Trump is ‘Detrimental to the Health of Our Republic’

Rami Malek Talks About Transforming into Freddie Mercury for ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ – WATCH

Rami Malek sat down with Jimmy Kimmel to talk about becoming Freddie Mercury for the biopic Bohemian Rhapsody, which premieres on November 2.

As for how he got chosen for the role, Malek explained: “Our producers Graham King and Denis O’Sullivan saw me in Mr. Robot, of all things. I think a lot of it had to do with the jawline, because he does have a very austere jawline.”

He also wore a prosthetic: “I have fake teeth. Freddie Mercury as a kid was called ‘Bucky.’”

Malek also explained that he shot the iconic Wembley Stadium Live Aid performance on the first day of shooting: “It was the most terrifying thing ever. [The other Queen band members] were there constantly.”

Malek also spoke about meet Mercury’s sister, who “laughed” when she saw him as young Freddie.

Watch:

The post Rami Malek Talks About Transforming into Freddie Mercury for ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ – WATCH appeared first on Towleroad Gay News.

Rami Malek Talks About Transforming into Freddie Mercury for ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ – WATCH