Conservative personality Tomi Lahren caused a stir on Twitter when she attempted to shame people who fly the Pride flag "higher than the American flag." The tweet elicited many responses.
Lahren is more than used to controversy, she depends on it to remain relevant.
This is why she tweeted the following:
If you fly a pride flag higher than the American flag, don\u2019t worry we know exactly who you voted for and it\u2019s embarrassing!— Tomi Lahren (@Tomi Lahren) 1624237498
"If you fly a pride flag higher than the American flag, don't worry we know exactly who you voted for and it's embarrassing!"
The tweet implies that anyone who flies a Pride flag over the American flag voted for Joe Biden instead of Donald Trump in the 2020 election. Which feels pretty obvious.
The Republican party has a fundamental issue with the LGBTQ community, so it's far more surprising when someone with the Pride flag actually voted Republican.
Meanwhile, if you're Tomi Lahren, we know exactly all your opinions and it's embarrassing.
And we know who you voted for and it\u2019s embarrassing! to you!https://twitter.com/TomiLahren/status/1406780148498812932\u00a0\u2026— Furman Avery (@Furman Avery) 1624329674
You\u2019re just a very sad human being. I almost feel sorry for you.https://twitter.com/TomiLahren/status/1406780148498812932\u00a0\u2026— bill taylor (@bill taylor) 1624402048
And they have the gaul to refer to themselves as patriots. Unamerican patriots.— barbsbuzz (@barbsbuzz) 1624240904
I think you hate your lifehttps://twitter.com/TomiLahren/status/1406780148498812932\u00a0\u2026— MainO (@MainO) 1624323618
4 us code 8: "The flag should never be used as wearing apparel, bedding, or drapery."— The Voice Of Rican (@The Voice Of Rican) 1624242713
Says the person who is ok with the Confederate and Trump flags. Now THAT is embarrassing. They both lost.— Ms.J (@Ms.J) 1624238784
I like to mix the twopic.twitter.com/27gPUdkewa— DAVO \ud83c\udf08 (@DAVO \ud83c\udf08) 1624239565
Lahren's post didn't mention Trump by name, but that's been her whole brand the last few years. It's difficult to imagine she was referring to a different election.
To that end, it's really easy to throw a dart and hit someone who voted for Biden over Trump. After all, he did win the popular vote by more than 7 million votes.
The internet doesn't take too kindly to people who put Trump above the support of the LGBTQ community.
You know what flag I didn't see being used to beat Capitol police officers with on Jan 6?https://twitter.com/MarshallCohen/status/1405642058853928960\u00a0\u2026— D Villella \u2744\ufe0f (@D Villella \u2744\ufe0f) 1624243612
The Confederate and the trump flag— \ud835\udd7a\ud835\udd72 \ud835\udd7f\ud835\udd97\ud835\udd8a\ud835\udd91\ud835\udd91 \ud835\udd7f\ud835\udd97\ud835\udd8e\ud835\udd95\ud835\udd91\ud835\udd8a (@\ud835\udd7a\ud835\udd72 \ud835\udd7f\ud835\udd97\ud835\udd8a\ud835\udd91\ud835\udd91 \ud835\udd7f\ud835\udd97\ud835\udd8e\ud835\udd95\ud835\udd91\ud835\udd8a) 1624241893
Was doing this to the flag ok?pic.twitter.com/MeQZreH9uV— Frankie\u2019s Fiona \u2744\ufe0f\ud83d\udc1d\ud83d\uddfd (@Frankie\u2019s Fiona \u2744\ufe0f\ud83d\udc1d\ud83d\uddfd) 1624244634
Did you say embarrassing? That would be you, tami https://twitter.com/TomiLahren/status/1406780148498812932\u00a0\u2026pic.twitter.com/vrKC9uYhAD— Banned Honcho 9.0 \ud83c\udf4a\u26be\ufe0f (@Banned Honcho 9.0 \ud83c\udf4a\u26be\ufe0f) 1624372913
Speaking of embarrassing\u2026. https://twitter.com/tomilahren/status/1406780148498812932\u00a0\u2026pic.twitter.com/xxCjwrA6Ub— Inspector Gadget (@Inspector Gadget) 1624331454
The right can't seem to get a solid messaging around the LGBTQ community. While Lahren is trying to shame them into supporting Trump, others in her camp don't seem to want them at all.
A former attorney for Trump claimed Biden is a "fake catholic" after the official Twitter account for the President of the United States updated its banner in support of Pride month.
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