Trump says Iran ‘throws the gays off buildings’ in Jake Paul interview
Donald Trump. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Getty)
During a 13 March sit-down interview with boxer and influencer Jake Paul, Donald Trump tried to discredit activists’ opposition towards the United States’ military campaign against Iran by saying Iran ‘throws gays off buildings’.
However, Trump administration immigration authorities tried to deport a gay Iranian couple back to Iran earlier this year.
Paul mentioned he “was a bit shocked that so many activists in America didn’t like it”, when talking with Trump about his actions in Iran.
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“Meanwhile, they were like, ‘Oh, well, we support women. We want women to have all these rights.’ Meanwhile, you’re liberating the women of Iran,” he continued.
Trump went on: “We support gays, but they throw gays off the buildings.”
His apparent logic has often been used to justify US action in countries like Iran which does carry punishment for same-sex relationships such as imprisonment, flogging, and death.
In January of this year, the Trump administration tried to deport two gay Iranian men back to Iran.
The couple had fled Iran after being arrested for alleged “homosexual conduct” according to their attorney.
Seeking asylum, the couple reached the United states, but remained detained for more than a year while waiting on removal proceedings that would have sent them back to Iran.
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