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:


Tags: Donald Trump, politics, LGBT rights, 2016 presidential election

Rachel Dicker Associate Editor, Social Media

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