Presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg released a video pledging “inclusivity” to the LGBTQ+ voters while focusing on the at-risk youth, including the youth that identifies as transgender.

The video featured fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi stating he lived in New York when Bloomberg was the mayor. “I saw him fight every day for the LGBTQ+community. And not just the adults. He fought for the kids who are so vulnerable. We need that kind of compassion in our next president,” said Mizrahi.

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A video from 2016 is making its rounds, where Bloomberg ridiculed Democratic candidates for talking about transgender protections.

“If your conversation during a presidential election is about some guys wearing a dress and whether he, she, or it can go to the locker room with their daughter, that’s not a winning formula for most people,” said Bloomberg.

In 2016, Bloomberg discussed the fallout of the North Carolina anti-transgender rights law at Oxford.

“If you want to know if somebody is a good salesman, give him the job of going to the Midwest and picking a town and selling to that town the concept that some man wearing a dress should be in a locker room with their daughter.”

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Bloomberg’s campaign spokesperson said, “Mike understands that the transgender community has been under attack for decades and the advance of rights has not been equal. In April 2002, during his first year as mayor, Mike signed a sweeping transgender civil rights bill into law. His company provides comprehensive health care coverage for his transgender employees. As president, he has a comprehensive plan to secure rights for transgender Americans, including passing the Equality Act, ensuring transgender people have access to affirming health care and working to end the crisis of violence against transgender women. Mike is running to defeat Donald Trump and reverse the many policies he has implemented that attack the rights of the transgender community.”