Trump administration opposes Equality Act ‘filled with poison pills’

By Caitlin Yilek

Published May 14, 2019 5:44pm ET

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Trump administration opposes Equality Act ‘filled with poison pills’ — Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, D-Pa., vice-chair of the House Judiciary Committee, joins advocates for the The Equality Act, a comprehensive nondiscrimination bill for LGBT rights, on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Monday, April 1, 2019. | (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)

The Trump administration does not support the Equality Act, which the House is expected to take a vote on Friday.

“The Trump administration absolutely opposes discrimination of any kind and supports the equal treatment of all; however, this bill in its current form is filled with poison pills that threaten to undermine parental and conscience rights,” an administration official confirmed to the Washington Examiner.

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