Trump uses anti-transgender slur to attack South Carolina Senate candidate, tell me about this news today

Donald Trump sparked widespread backlash after using a derogatory anti-transgender slur in a targeted political attack against Dr. Annie Andrews, the Democratic nominee running for the U.S. Senate in South Carolina.

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Trump targeted Andrews by giving her the derogatory nickname “Annie ‘Trannie’ Andrews”. The attack quickly drew sharp condemnation from LGBTQ+ advocacy organizations, civil rights groups, and Democratic leaders, who denounced the rhetoric as blatant transphobia and hate speech intended to demean transgender people and inject hostility into the Senate race.

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