Donald Trump triggered a Twitter backlash by urging Americans to “ask the gays” on Wednesday who would be a better friend to the LGBTQ community, himself or Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, prompting a flood of sarcastic responses under the hashtag #AskTheGays.
The presumptive Republican presidential nominee was roundly condemned by gay campaigners and others for appearing to congratulate himself in the hours following Sunday’s Orlando shooting at a gay nightclub for being “right on radical Islamic terrorism”.
Many “AskTheGays” tweets contained expletives, but others included “You’re tacky and I hate you”, “No, you’re insane” and “Everybody hates you”, while some simply featured clips of gay icons such as RuPaul and Megan Mullally of sitcom Will & Grace delivering a powerful slap to the face.
