Billionaire MAGA donor Bill Ackman roasted online after offering dating advice to LGBTQ+ people
Bill Ackman has been dragged on social media after offering dating advice for the LGBTQ+ people. (Adrian Edwards/GC Images)
Bill Ackman has been dragged on social media after offering dating advice for the LGBTQ+ people. (Adrian Edwards/GC Images)
Billionaire MAGA donor Bill Ackman has been mocked after offering dating advice to LGBTQ+ people.
The hedge fund manager, who endorsed Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election, took to X/Twitter on Saturday (15 November) to share his words of wisdom, advising daters to ask: “May I meet you before engaging further in conversation?” – a tactic, he claimed, “almost never” got him a negative response.
“It inevitably enabled the opportunity for a further conversation,” he continued. “I met a lot of really interesting people this way… the combination of proper grammar and politeness was the key to its effectiveness.”
The tip “should work for women seeking men as well as same-sex interactions”, he insisted.
The post, which has been viewed more than 36 million times, quickly attracted a flood of comments dragging the billionaire.
“‘May I meet you’ is gayer than actually being gay,” one person wrote.
“May I meet you” is gayer than actually being gay
— 🆗 (@henrixbt) November 15, 2025
Another said: “‘May I meet you?’ That’s about as top-shelf gay as it gets.”
“May I meet you?”
— Jonathan (@datamld) November 15, 2025
That’s about as top shelf gay as it gets.
if you’ve ever struggled with dating
— cat (@a_musingcat) November 17, 2025
have you ever tried going to a gay bar
and waiting until someone comes up
and asks, “may i meet you?”
?
Someone else warned: “Don’t take dating advice from billionaires, professional athletes or models. Their reality is not yours.”
Don't take dating advice from billionaires, professional athletes, or models.
— Anthony Vicino (@AnthonyVicino) November 16, 2025
Their reality is not yours. https://t.co/GKDRpe7UVA
There was also a meme of Joe peering through a fence panel from the Netflix series You, suggesting that the “pick-up line” sounded a bit creepy.
May I meet you? https://t.co/jWd608tF1q pic.twitter.com/OOgkDFYgpW
— hannah maria (@hannmariaa) November 17, 2025
Ackman refused to concede that his advice was bad, adding in a later post: “I failed to mention that this works much more effectively when you are moving. On subways, elevators, escalators, airplanes, buses and even walking down the street, it is most effective.”
I failed to mention that this works much more effectively when you are moving. So on subways, elevators, escalators, airplanes, buses, and even walking down the street, it is most effective. https://t.co/tbKw2QbsL9
— Bill Ackman (@BillAckman) November 16, 2025
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