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CNN: Des Moines Register: Trump administration pressure over 4-H LGBT policy led to state leader's ousting


2018-11-19 (91 Days Old)Total Views: 52 | Last 7 Days: 4

The Trump administration helped push the national 4-H club to remove a contentious LGBT-friendly policy, setting off a battle that eventually led to the firing earlier this year of the top 4-H leader in Iowa, according to a Des Moines Register investigation published Sunday.


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