President Joe Biden courted LGBTQ+ voters with two New York events and warned about Donald Trump returning to the White House, as he looked to shake off a widely panned debate performance.
President Biden inaugurated a visitor center at the Stonewall National Monument with pop legend Elton John and Katy Perry, and later headlined a Pride Month fundraiser.
"You marked a turning point in civil rights in America," President Biden told the crowd at the Stonewall monument, a symbol of LGBTQ+ pride for decades. And he added, that "we remain in a battle for the soul of America" but "I look around at the pride, hope and life that all of you, all of you, bring, and I know it's a battle that we're going to win."
President Biden used the evening fundraiser at the Manhattan Center as a chance to emphasize his differences with former Trump, who he said posed a threat to the rights achieved by the LGBTQ+ community. "Let there be no doubt: I will continue to defend your freedoms," President Biden said. "Trump is committed to roll back all the progress".
LGBTQ Americans are highly motivated to vote in November, with a majority preferring President Joe Biden (68%) to Donald Trump (15%) according to polling result released by GLAAD.
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