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Trump appoints openly gay LGBT activist to director of intelligence agencies

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President Donald Trump has tapped Richard Grenell, currently the United States ambassador to Germany, as acting director of National Intelligence, making him the first openly gay member of the White House Cabinet in history. As intelligence head, Grenell will oversee the nation’s seventeen spy agencies, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the Department of Homeland Security, and the intelligence arms of each branch of the U.S. military. Grenell is an interesting hybrid: an out gay man loved by most conservative pundits and politicos, who at the same time is often the target of scorn by liberals, especially LGBT media and political organizations. “He’s not necessarily popular with LGBTQ people — or women or Germans,” declared a commentary in The Advocate, soon after Grenell’s appointment was announced. “He denounced gay Democratic presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg for calling out Vice President Mike Pence’s anti-LGBTQ r...

Senate confirms Grenell as German ambassador, Trump’s highest-ranking ‘gay’ official

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The U.S. Senate confirmed Richard Grenell as ambassador to Germany , making him the highest-ranking homosexual in the Trump administration. The Senate confirmed him by a 56-42 vote last Thursday, Reuters reported . He previously served as an adviser to several diplomats in the Bush administration as well as a U.S. spokesman at the United Nations , and he represented the country at numerous UN conferences. He was also a foreign policy analyst for numerous media outlets. President Donald Trump originally nominated Grenell in September. His confirmation came just in time for a visit to Washington from German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Throughout Trump’s presidency, conservatives have complained about Democrats slow-walking many of his nominees. Australia had to suffer Obama homosexual ambassador who also meddled in the homosexual marriage politics of the country. Why does the USA send its immorality overseas and offend so many countries? Grenell is pro-life, holds traditiona...