NOVI, Mich. – Former president Donald Trump In his closing message, the Republican presidential candidate recently referred to CNN anchor Anderson Cooper by a woman’s name. hypermasculine appeal to men.
On Friday morning, on Trump’s social media site Truth Social, the former president called one of the most prominent openly gay journalists in the United States “Allison Cooper.”
Trump further revealed the subtext during a town hall rally he hosted with Vice President Kamala Harris in Traverse City, Michigan on Friday.
“If you watch her interview with Allison Cooper last night, she’s a wonderful person. Do you know Allison Cooper? CNN’s fake news,” Trump said, before pausing and mockingly adding, “Oh, he said no, his name is Anderson. Oh, no.”
On Saturday, Trump repeated the name during another Michigan rally, then followed it up during a late-night address in Pennsylvania. “They had a town hall,” Trump said in Michigan. “Even Allison Cooper was embarrassed by it. He was embarrassed by it.”
By referring to Cooper by a woman’s name, Trump addressed a stereotype that heterosexual people have long held against gay men. Such rhetoric evokes the effeminacy of gay men and comes as Trump aims to boost his appeal among men in the final stages of his bid to return to the White House.
On Friday, the former president recorded a three-hour interview Joe Rogana former mixed martial arts commentator, his podcast is very popular with young people. On October 19, Trump began a Pennsylvania rally discussing the game of legendary golfer Arnold Palmer. genitalia.
The Trump campaign did not respond to a request for comment. Cooper’s rep declined to comment.