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Obama Is Just. Not. Having It From Heckler at LGBT Pride Event
And this is why you do not come for the Commander-in-Shade in his own house.Â
During an event honoring LGBT Pride Month, President Barack Obama had to open the White House Library and read a heckler her constitutional right to take a seat.
The heckler, later identified as an undocumented trans woman and immigration activist Jennicet Gutierrez, was protesting deportations under Obama's administration, which have reached a record high. Though Obama has supported immigration reform, Gutierrez said in a press release she was "outraged" at the President's lack of leadership.
\u201cNew statement from Jennicet Guti\u00e9rrez, protester at WH today. Via @GetEQUAL:\u201d— Greg Krieg (@Greg Krieg) 1435186755
However, one must also consider Obama's actions on LGBT issues, which have led to a cascade of reforms in just the last few years. Naturally, there's more progress to be made, and people like Jennicet Gutierrez are making sure that we know that.
Watch their interaction below:
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