This right-wing dating app promises a safe space for Trump supporters

Trump supporters take a selfie.
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White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders' rejection from a Virginia restaurant is a lot like rejection from a would-be date over support for President Trump.

At least that's the business premise of one conservative woman's new dating network. Inspired by Sanders' incident, Christy Edwards Lawton founded Righter specifically for Trump lovers in search of love, The Daily Beast reports.

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Kathryn Krawczyk

Kathryn is a graduate of Syracuse University, with degrees in magazine journalism and information technology, along with hours to earn another degree after working at SU's independent paper The Daily Orange. She's currently recovering from a horse addiction while living in New York City, and likes to share her extremely dry sense of humor on Twitter.