Jaws drops as Republican says terrorists 'hate homosexuals more than we do'

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Jeff Holcomb was addressing the chamber in favour of Senate Bill 1382, a “deeply offensive” piece of legislation which opposes LGBTQ+ members serving in the US military and “questions their skill and devalues their dedication because of their minority status”, as described by Equality Florida.

The bill urges Congress to prohibit “’woke’ social engineering and experimentation practices” in the military, which backers claim are “eroding” its “effectiveness”.

Hitting back at accusations that the US military is racist and discriminatory, Holcomb – who has served in the U.S. Navy Reserve and reached the rank of lieutenant – described terror groups, including ISIS, the Taliban, and Al-Qaeda, as the ones who discriminate.

“We bombed a building in 2017 like we never usually do,” he said.
“We bombed it because they threw homosexuals off that building. Our terrorist enemies hate homosexuals more than we do.”

Gasps were audibly heard around the chamber after Holcomb made the outrageous remark, with the jaw of Democrat Kelly Skidmore – who was sat behind Holcomb – dropping open.

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