WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) — Jill Biden on Friday rallied LGBTQ voters to President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign, calling likely rival Donald Trump a “bully” who is “dangerous” to their community and urging its members to “run like hell fighting’ to preserve their community. the Republican of defeating her husband in November.
She said outside forces are working to undo the community’s “hard-won gains” by taking away rights and freedoms, and states are passing laws “that target this community.” She encouraged members to work every day until the Nov. 5 election to build support for the Democratic ticket of Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.
Voters in this demographic group overwhelmingly supported Biden in 2020. The president, who is struggling with a low public approval rating and declining support among other key groups that supported him in 2020, needs the support of the LGBTQ community.
“Donald Trump is a bully. He is dangerous to the LGBTQ community, to our families, to our country, and we cannot let him win,” the first lady said at the event held by the Human Rights Campaign, a prominent lesbian, gay and bisexual civil rights organization. transgender and queer people.
“We have to fight like hell. Today, tomorrow and every day after that. Until the polls close on November 5. Until Joe and Kamala win another term. Until all people in all places can live freely, surrounded by love,” she said.
Trump’s campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The Human Rights Campaign event followed this week’s launch of “Out for Biden-Harris,” which launched the president’s reelection campaign to mobilize LGBTQ voters.
In her speech, Jill Biden said the president has advocated for LGBTQ people by signing the Respect for Marriage Act, which will end the ban on blood donations from gay and bisexual men, allowing transgender people to openly serve in the military and opposition to conversion therapy.
She said outside forces are trying to “erase these hard-won gains.”
“They want to take away our victories, but we won’t let them,” Biden said. “Your president won’t allow that. I won’t let them.”
