Soon-to-be GOP nominee Donald Trump has been pitching himself as an ally of the gay community in the wake of the Orlando nightclub shooting.
But if Twitter users are any evidence, it looks like he's got a whole lot of work to do on that front.
At a rally in Atlanta on Wednesday, Trump said to "ask the gays" whether he was LGBT-friendly.
“Ask the gays what they think and what they do in not only Saudi Arabia, but many of these countries, and then you tell me who’s your friend: Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton?” Trump said.
In short order, many gays told Trump exactly what they think of him using the hashtag #AskTheGays:
Some #AskTheGays advice for The @realDonaldTrump pic.twitter.com/Mssmc0Ivej
— TheGays™ (@TheGaysTM) June 16, 2016
Donald: #AskTheGays
— dani (@swiftsweed) June 16, 2016
Gays: pic.twitter.com/GyCCYoj0mU
If u want 2 kno what we think @realDonaldTrump we dont want a racist pumpkin as our president. Dismissed #askthegays pic.twitter.com/24wBdqod2o
— Bobby Hall (@BobbyTBD) June 16, 2016
#AskTheGays Dunno The Donald I think Scarecrow had it right. pic.twitter.com/hodukzrYB8
— Jonathan Gunning (@GunningJon) June 16, 2016
Trump: #AskTheGays
— Ed Brody (@chiefbrody1984) June 15, 2016
Gays: pic.twitter.com/zfzEmgOFGp
Bill Clinton viewing #AskTheGays timeline...#TrumpIsToast pic.twitter.com/QwBpeGvxAU
— Terra Firma (@SDzzz) June 16, 2016
If you hadn't lost us at your racism, bigotry or elitism you would have lost us with that hair... #askthegays pic.twitter.com/GeAewqS6rF
— Bobby Hall (@BobbyTBD) June 16, 2016
@realDonaldTrump #askthegays
— Corinne Alexandra (@misscalexandra) June 16, 2016
Dear Donald, pic.twitter.com/ZmW19yT3BG
Can we please keep #askthegays trending til the election?
— Andy Cohen (@Andy) June 16, 2016
Trump #askthegays
— Alec Mapa (@AlecMapa) June 16, 2016
The Gays: pic.twitter.com/ADvxwqRbBw
#AskTheGays how to blend your damn foundation. pic.twitter.com/FriXRXQFOT
— r 0 b y n (@r0bvn) June 16, 2016
Official response from our leader. #AskTheGays pic.twitter.com/pmp0EJ5u8M
— Q. Allan Brocka (@allanbrocka) June 16, 2016
#AskTheGays @realDonaldTrump Hun you don't want to ask us what we think😂 pic.twitter.com/L7QAlisopQ
— Hunter Mays (@hmays2019) June 16, 2016
when i saw #askthegays was trending pic.twitter.com/5Cr61J1STS
— Pink Banter (@KhanNaqs) June 16, 2016
#AskTheGays Protip: Don't refer to a group of individuals as 'the (xyz)', such as 'the Jews', 'the blacks' or 'the women'.
— Scott Rüegg (@scottruegg) June 16, 2016
. @realDonaldTrump trying to delete every #askthegays tweet. pic.twitter.com/Cf5wyi0cvk
— Michael Bellavia (@mrbellavia) June 16, 2016
