A key LGBT group broke from liberal gay advocates late Tuesday to condemn President Obama’s decision to commute the sentence of Chelsea Manning, a transgender former soldier who was convicted in 2013 of leaking classified military information.
Log Cabin Republicans, which is gaining influence in the incoming Trump administration, ripped Obama.
“Chelsea Manning is no hero, and the commutation of her sentence is appalling,” Log Cabin Republicans President Gregory T. Angelo stated. He said his group has stood against efforts by the left to “elevate Manning as a paragon” of the LGBT community.
“Manning was not imprisoned for being transgender — in fact, the government agreed to accommodate and facilitate her transition during her well-deserved sentence; she was imprisoned for traitorous clandestine activity that put military lives at risk. Her actions — and President Obama’s clemency — are nothing to celebrate,” said Angelo.
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