Transcript for Transgender Vermont gov candidate says Trump 'wants to eradicate my community'

So this excuse day is a referendum it's a referendum on the direction that the state of Vermont. And when I talk about this referendum I'm gonna talk about the fact that the Vermont Republican Party is following the exact same path as the national Republican part. Want to make it very clear people out there. I'm not tying feels that the doubts about us now from possessing yes. You know at this point. Again that a repeat that were that this is a referendum on the future of ours in our country. I've but I am proud. The fact that I have that transgender. Kate major party candidate for governor. But I'm not sure what that means we don't change the direction if you could see you know Donald Trump has decided he wants to eradicate my community. And and you know that act. I I'm not sure what what happens when you get federal overreach I don't think we're safe. That's another reason I'm running whenever I repeat the reason I ran because I start to see lights were surprised we start to see white supremacist activity linked to thousands. We have seen that since the early eighties. And then I was of those Muslim girls went and changed rats ate its communities. I said we can opt. So. So why I am hopeful that we make change. But it's it's ought to be decided next you.

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