'Gays for Palestine? Send them there to negotiate': Trump mocks LGBTQ community

US President Donald Trump on Saturday mocked the LGBTQ community over the “Gays for Palestine” slogan, questioning why gay people would support the Palestinian cause and making a sarcastic suggestion that they be sent to the region to negotiate.“I saw it today and I said, wait a minute. Gays for Palestine. Do you know what they DO to gay people in that part of the world?!” Trump said.“Let's send them over someday to negotiate. Let's see. You'll never see them again!”Trump’s remarks came as he discussed a range of issues, including his administration’s latest financial measures ahead of the November midterm elections.The US government will send a one-time $90 payment to more than 20 million Americans enrolled in Medicare, the health insurance programme for the elderly, to help offset the cost of their monthly medical insurance premiums.Trump said on social media late on Friday that the payments would come from the Medicare Improvement Fund, which he said had been given $2 billion by Congress to improve the Medicare fee-for-service programme.The White House said most eligible seniors would receive the $90 payment through direct deposit in early October. Those without direct deposit would receive a cheque at the mailing address registered with Medicare.The announcement is the latest in a series of financial promises made by Trump as Republicans head into the November midterm elections, with control of Congress at stake. Trump's Republican Party currently holds narrow majorities in both the Senate and House of Representatives.His administration has faced criticism over the high cost of living, with the US-Israeli war on Iran also contributing to higher oil and gas prices.Last month, Trump proposed sending $5,000 cheques to all adult citizens if Republicans retain control of both chambers of Congress in the midterms. The proposal was met with scepticism from analysts, economists and some Republicans in Congress.The administration is also separately sending $500 payments to nearly one million Americans, describing them as refunds for excessive fees charged to people who purchased health insurance through the Affordable Care Act.You use AI every day. Now get your AI Quotient. Take the AIQ test.