President Trump AGREES to meet with Jackie Evancho's transgender sister, 18, and discuss bathroom protections after she details physical attacks and hate speech she endures at school
Jackie Evancho made a public plea to President Trump asking him to rethink his decision to lift bathroom protections for transgender students
'I guess I just want to enlighten him on what my sister, what I’ve seen her go through every single day in school and people just like her,' said Jackie
Jackie's sister Juliet, 18, then spoke about what she faces every day at school since she came out as transgender two years ago
'I’ve had things thrown at me. I’ve had people say pretty horrible things and the unsafe environment is just very unhealthy,' said Juliet
On Thursday afternoon, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said that President Trump would be willing to meet with Juliet and Jackie
Juliet, who goes to school in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, recently underwent gender confirmation surgery back in January
By Chris Spargo For Dailymail.com
Published: 09:00 EST, 23 February 2017 | Updated: 17:26 EST, 23 February 2017
President Trump would be willing to sit down and meet with Jackie Evancho and her sister Juliet to discuss some of the issues facing younger members of the transgender community in the wake of his decision to lift protections in schools.
White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer was asked during his daily briefing on Thursday if President Trump had heard about Jackie's attempts to speak with him and if he would agree to speak with her and her transgender sister, to which he replied: 'I think the President would be welcome to meet with her.'
The 16-year-old singer appeared on Good Morning America Thursday morning, and said that she wants to have a meeting with President Trump so she can 'enlighten' him on the discrimination people like her sister Juliet deal with on a daily basis.
Juliet also appeared on the segment and spoke firsthand about her experiences in school, and the importance of protections for transgender students.
She spoke about how she has 'had things thrown at [her]' and been called 'horrible things' by fellow students ever since she came out as transgender.
'Donald Trump needs to know that being in such an unsafe environment won't do any good,' explained Juliet, who was named Jacob at birth.
'Not only for the transgender and LGBT community, but everyone as a whole.'
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