HUFFPOST HILL - Trump Has The Classiest Etch A Sketch

President Obama presented HRH Elizabeth II with a gift, though sadly it wasn't framed “YAS QUEEN” embroidery. Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe restored voting rights to 200,000 convicted felons, meaning Ted Cruz will probably remind us what they could do to little girls in voting booths. And a bunch of A-listers in California accidentally registered for the American Independent Party, suggesting that celebrities don’t really spend much time thinking through their political decisions. This is HUFFPOST HILL for Friday, April 22nd. 2016:

OBAMA GOES ON APOLOGY TOUR -Juliet Eilperin: "President Obama said Friday that North Carolina and Mississippi's laws limiting protections for transgender, lesbian, gay and bisexual people are 'wrong' and 'should be overturned.' Speaking at a news conference in London with British Prime Minister David Cameron, Obama praised Americans living in states that have recently taken steps to single out individuals based on their gender identity or sexual orientation, even as he criticized their approach to the issue. The North Carolina bill requires individuals to use the bathroom that matches the gender listed on their birth certificate and restricts local governments from providing specific protections based on sexual orientation and gender identity. Mississippi's law allows people to withhold services from lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals on religious grounds. The U.K. Foreign Office issued a recent advisory warning British citizens they could face discrimination in parts of the United States based on their sexual orientation or gender identity." [WaPo]

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