McCrory Camp Defends Anti-LGBT Law From Trump: It’s Charlotte’s Fault!

UNITED STATES - MARCH 8 - North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory speaks at the Wake County Republican Party 2016 County Convention at the N.C. State Fairgrounds, in Raleigh, N.C., Tuesday, March 8, 2016. (Photo By Al Drago/... UNITED STATES - MARCH 8 - North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory speaks at the Wake County Republican Party 2016 County Convention at the N.C. State Fairgrounds, in Raleigh, N.C., Tuesday, March 8, 2016. (Photo By Al Drago/CQ Roll Call) (CQ Roll Call via AP Images) MORE LESS
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After Donald Trump on Thursday said that the new anti-LGBT law in North Carolina was unnecessary, the re-election campaign for the state’s Republican governor, Pat McCrory, hit back and blamed the new law on the city of Charlotte.

“Governor McCrory has always said that North Carolina was getting along fine before the Charlotte city council passed its unneeded and overreaching ordinance. Now that it has been overturned, businesses can adopt their own policies – like Target has – instead of being mandated to allow men into women’s restrooms by government,” McCrory’ spokesman Ricky Diaz said in a statement responding to Trump.

“Where the governor disagrees with Mr. Trump is that bathroom and shower facilities in our schools should be kept separate and special accommodations made when needed. It’s just common sense,” he added.

Since he signed the bill into law, McCrory has defended the measure by placing blame on the city of Charlotte for its ordinance. During a Sunday interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” he said that the North Carolina legislature had to pass the new law due to Charlotte’s “government overreach.”

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  1. Blame the victim!

  2. It’s a swing and a miss for the $2 Haircut…
    Next up, The Great Orange Haboob…

  3. “Where the governor disagrees with Mr. Trump is that bathroom and shower facilities in our schools should be kept separate and special accommodations made when needed. It’s just common sense,” he added.

    The other common sense measure McCrory enshrined into law was the inability of individual cities to pass laws affecting the minimum wage paid to workers. It's a Republican tenet that a large government entity should exercise control and remove choice from lesser government bodies. Oh, wait.......
  4. Yes, Target will set their own policies and not allow government to tell them who can use which bathroom. But this isn’t what you meant, Governor Weasel, is it?

    Target Defies North Carolina Bathroom Law

    Target is taking a stand against North Carolina’s transphobic bathroom bill, saying its customers and employees can use the bathroom that matches their gender identity.

    The company announced the policy on its corporate website today, saying, “Inclusivity is a core belief at Target. It’s something we celebrate.”

  5. Avatar for pine pine says:

    “Since he******* SIGNED******* the bill into law, McCrory has defended the measure by placing blame on the city of Charlotte for its ordinance.”

    Funny don’t remember seeing a picture of the Governors arm being twisted.

    As far as Trump saying anything about this bill ,and having Carl Paladino standing behind him at his so called victory speech
    in New York the other night,is laughable.

    "“It doesn’t matter what kind of person is the exterminator, OK? They
    want the raccoons out of the basement,” Paladino said, according to the
    News.

    Paladino attempted to bully
    elected officials in New York into supporting Trump in advance of the
    primary. He threatened increasingly aggressive attacks against officials
    who didn’t endorse the candidate."

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