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<p>On the first day of Pride Month this June, <a href="https://www.someecards.com/news/politics/donald-trump-just-used-twitter-to-order-transgender-people-out-of-the-military/">Ivanka Trump tweeted her support</a> for the LGBTQ community. Even in June, the tweet came across as tone deaf and disingenuous in the context of her father&#39;s administration.</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I am proud to support my LGBTQ friends and the LGBTQ Americans who have made immense contributions to our society and economy.</p>&mdash; Ivanka Trump (@IvankaTrump) <a href="https://twitter.com/IvankaTrump/status/870450538235785217?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 2, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>Now her tweet is being dragged anew, as the LGBTQ community took a shattering hit from Donald Trump on Wednesday when he banned all transgender people from the military in a <a href="https://www.someecards.com/news/politics/donald-trump-just-used-twitter-to-order-transgender-people-out-of-the-military/">draconian three-tweet directive</a>.</p><p>Ivanka&#39;s &quot;support&quot; is glaring out of the Twittersphere.</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Ivanka Trump last month: <a href="https://t.co/TefQMfnSVv">https://t.co/TefQMfnSVv</a></p>&mdash; Monica Alba (@albamonica) <a href="https://twitter.com/albamonica/status/890202311016013824?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 26, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><oembed>https://twitter.com/Devon_Gray/status/890224986740346880</oembed><div className="ad-splitter"></div><oembed>https://twitter.com/politicsdawg/status/890229086013997056</oembed><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Words without actions mean nothing. <a href="https://t.co/40WZm0p6N0">https://t.co/40WZm0p6N0</a></p>&mdash; Sara Lang Gifford (@SaraLang) <a href="https://twitter.com/SaraLang/status/890204409262727170?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 26, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Now&#39;s the time to speak up, Ivanka. <a href="https://t.co/VXjmxuF7W3">https://t.co/VXjmxuF7W3</a></p>&mdash; 🌈 Xeans Icemane 🌈 (@Xeans) <a href="https://twitter.com/Xeans/status/890227694121742340?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 26, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>According to the <a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-bows-to-religious-right-bans-trans-troops" target="_blank">Daily Beast</a>, Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner, oppose the president&#39;s &quot;anti-LGBT initiatives.&quot; However, &quot;&#39;they quickly determined that their &#39;political capital be spent elsewhere,&#39; as one senior White House official characterized it, given that their advice on LGBT issues has been routinely overruled, if not overlooked, by this administration and President Trump.&quot;</p><p>How much does that kind of support really matter?</p><p>Back in February, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/03/us/politics/lgbt-rights-ivanka-trump-jared-kushner.html" target="_blank"><em>the New York Times</em></a> reported that Ivanka and Kushner &quot;helped kill a proposed executive order that would have scrapped Obama-era LGBT protections.&quot;</p><p>Those days are apparently over.</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Ivanka might be the least influential Presidential advisor in history</p>&mdash; Dan Pfeiffer (@danpfeiffer) <a href="https://twitter.com/danpfeiffer/status/890206647947149316?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 26, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><oembed>https://twitter.com/MShrayber/status/890225110686220288</oembed><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Your father is trying to keep trans folk from making immense contributions to our society and economy. You want to be an ally, DO something. <a href="https://t.co/k03j1esvbw">https://t.co/k03j1esvbw</a></p>&mdash; Amy would like VOTE OR DIE to be less literal (@spooloflies) <a href="https://twitter.com/spooloflies/status/890204736737206272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 26, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><oembed>https://twitter.com/itstheannmarie/status/890221405505069056</oembed><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">thanks for all your support <a href="https://twitter.com/IvankaTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@IvankaTrump</a>!!! <a href="https://t.co/KZnEEeFbkQ">https://t.co/KZnEEeFbkQ</a></p>&mdash; Matt Bellassai (@MattBellassai) <a href="https://twitter.com/MattBellassai/status/890202068451028993?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 26, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>Ivanka Trump has, so far, said nothing about the military ban.</p><div className="ad-splitter"></div>

Ridiculous Ivanka Trump tweet now used against her after transgender military ban.

On the first day of Pride Month this June, Ivanka Trump tweeted her support for the LGBTQ community. Even in June, the tweet came across as tone deaf and disingenuous in the context of her father&#39;s administration.I am proud to support my LGBTQ friends and the LGBTQ Americans who have made immense contributions to our society and economy.&mdash; Ivanka Trump (@IvankaTrump) June 2, 2017 Now her tweet is being dragged anew, as the LGBTQ community took a shattering hit from Donald Trump on Wednesday when he banned all transgender people from the military in a draconian three-tweet directive.Ivanka&#39;s &quot;support&quot; is glaring out of the Twittersphere.Ivanka Trump last month: https://t.co/TefQMfnSVv&mdash; Monica Alba (@albamonica) July 26, 2017 https://twitter.com/Devon_Gray/status/890224986740346880https://twitter.com/politicsdawg/status/890229086013997056Words without actions mean nothing. https://t.co/40WZm0p6N0&mdash; Sara Lang Gifford (@SaraLang) July 26, 2017 Now&#39;s the time to speak up, Ivanka. https://t.co/VXjmxuF7W3&mdash; 🌈 Xeans Icemane 🌈 (@Xeans) July 26, 2017 According to the Daily Beast, Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner, oppose the president&#39;s &quot;anti-LGBT initiatives.&quot; However, &quot;&#39;they quickly determined that their &#39;political capital be spent elsewhere,&#39; as one senior White House official characterized it, given that their advice on LGBT issues has been routinely overruled, if not overlooked, by this administration and President Trump.&quot;How much does that kind of support really matter?Back in February, the New York Times reported that Ivanka and Kushner &quot;helped kill a proposed executive order that would have scrapped Obama-era LGBT protections.&quot;Those days are apparently over.Ivanka might be the least influential Presidential advisor in history&mdash; Dan Pfeiffer (@danpfeiffer) July 26, 2017 https://twitter.com/MShrayber/status/890225110686220288Your father is trying to keep trans folk from making immense contributions to our society and economy. You want to be an ally, DO something. https://t.co/k03j1esvbw&mdash; Amy would like VOTE OR DIE to be less literal (@spooloflies) July 26, 2017 https://twitter.com/itstheannmarie/status/890221405505069056thanks for all your support @IvankaTrump!!! https://t.co/KZnEEeFbkQ&mdash; Matt Bellassai (@MattBellassai) July 26, 2017 Ivanka Trump has, so far, said nothing about the military ban.

An Ivanka Trump tweet from June is being dragged anew as the LGBTQ community took a shattering hit from Donald Trump on Wednesday.