March 26, 2026

Trump answers the question "Did the CIA tell you that Ayatollah Jr. is gay?"

"They did say that. I think a lot of people are saying that, which puts him off to a bad start in that particular country. I sort of have to smile to myself when I see people trying to defend the Palestinian regime for women — women for Palestine — but they kill women if... you don't wear a certain cloth all over your face, you have no chance of living. When I look at gays for Palestine  — but they kill gays. The kill 'em instantly. They throw 'em off buildings. And I'm saying, who are the gays for Palestine? They have a significant amount of gays for Palestine. Now... you know, I did very well with the gay vote, okay? I even played the gay national anthem as my walk-off, okay? And I think it probably helped me, but I did great. No Republican has ever gotten the gay vote like I did and I'm very proud of it, I think it's great. Perhaps it is because I'm from New York City, I don't know. But the gay national anthem was my walk-off and I think it probably — but think of it, gays for Palestine, but they kill gays in Palestine. So when they hear that I think probably we can talk about it but it shouldn't be too hard."


If you like Trump answers that contain miscellaneous material, this episode of "The Five" is a feast. If Trump's weave makes you anxious/angry/insane, buckle in.

24 comments:

tommyesq said...

No Republican has ever gotten the gay felt like I did and I'm very proud of it

Trump, down with gay pride!!!

I wonder how much of this is true (the new Iranian guy being gay, not Trump digging the Village People - and remember he was probably at Studio 54 back in the day) and how much is psyops.

Justabill said...

I have never heard YMCA described as the gay national anthem. That’s very funny.

tommyesq said...

Looking further, Trump was there for Studio 54's opening night, although he was apparently considered to be a buzzkill for not taking part in the more festive events.

n.n said...

A nation in transition while Trump expresses a serious, not gay orientation.

James K said...

I love Trump, but Faulkner has nothing on him for stream of consciousness.

Ann Althouse said...

"No Republican has ever gotten the gay felt like I did and I'm very proud of it."

There were a lot of errors in the YouTube transcript and I listened through 10 times trying to iron them all out. Someone that one, the funny one, escaped my notice. It's corrected now.

Narr said...

Normally I can only take DJT in small doses, and my wife can't stand him at all, at all.

But we both watched the whole thing--a rarity nowadays. No minds were changed though.

Ann Althouse said...

Why I deleted the first 2 comments: The first one began with a big empty space. I take those out. Feel free to try again. The second one made no sense without the first one, so it had to go too. I'm especially tough on the first comment. It's bad if it's confusing or off topic and it's not acceptable to start with empty space. I know it's just a mistake, but I don't want to see it. Keep aesthetics in mind.

Howard said...

Trump caving in to Iran by extending the deadline 10-days is pretty gay. He's having a bonding moment with Ayatollah Jr. by giving him a reach around.

Iman said...

The only disappointing part of his appearance via telephone was the absence of Jessica Karloff, The Five’s version of Howard: ALL mouth and no heart.

narciso said...

She would have spitting pea soup everywhere

Indefinitely Extended Excursion™️ said...

Things are “need to make a surprise call into The Five to complain about Fox’s polls” bad for Trump right now.

john mosby said...

come on now, I like Jessica Tarloff. Beautiful tall Jewish woman. Very smart, mother of 2. Like Harold Ford Jr, Juan Williams, and the other people who have occupied the Dem seat on The Five, she is a Clinton Dem whose head is still spinning at what her party has become. She holds her ground, but never descends into "Trump is a poopyhead" or "I didn't say that last week" nonsense. CC, JSM

Jim at said...

Things are “need to make a surprise call into The Five to complain about Fox’s polls” bad for Trump right now.

Know why most of us ignore you here? Because you're not as clever as you think you are. And you run your mouth non-stop.

Stick with left-wing sites where you can be the tallest midget in the circus.

wendybar said...

Little Excursion™️ said...
Things are “need to make a surprise call into The Five to complain about Fox’s polls” bad for Trump right now.

3/26/26, 9:09 PM

As usual, you are wrong again. This wasn't a surprise call, but then you make things up as you go along. Try harder.

narciso said...

I had a crush on a jessica type in college, no she wasnt jewish

PM said...

He's the best. In the middle of commenting on gay-roofing in Palestine: "Now... you know, I did very well with the gay vote, okay?"

Jupiter said...

Maybe he could offer the junior Ayatollah sanctuary.

Jupiter said...

" The first one began with a big empty space. I take those out."
Wait, really? You mean, someone starts his comment out by hitting multiple times? I don't see the point.

Sometimes an extra line between paragraphs can sort of indicate that they are more paragraphically separate than is typically the case. Like, "Hard Stop!". But at the beginning doesn't make much sense.

Dr Weevil said...

I believe extra lines are an indication that the comment was cut-and-pasted from another site. There are certainly commenters here who do that without adding quotation marks or any other indication that the words are not their own. 'Astro-turfing' is a common practice on the web: 'common' in more ways than one, both frequent and low-class, vulgar.

Lazarus said...

The Dems on The Five have always been on the more innocuous side. Jessica Tarlov is more attractive than her actress sister Molly, but her voice would drive anyone crazy.

Lazarus said...

Did he say the Ayatollah was gay, or just that the CIA said so? Sometimes the CIA mean girls like Spanberger and Slotkin just make stuff up.

paminwi said...

Sorry. Jessica is horrible. She doesn’t even make her points well. Harold Ford Jr is a Dem to the core but is well spoken.

PenguinBelly said...

This is what you are reduced to these days. Truly pathetic.

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