The meeting of the Foreign Affairs subcommittee was cut on Tuesday, when the Chamber of Republican refused to recognize the sex of the US representative Sarah McBride, and a democratic colleague came to her defense.
McBride, the only representative of Delaware and the first opening of the Congress, turned to the American representative Keith Self (R., Texas), calling him “Madam Chair” after he called her “Mr. McBride ”at a meeting of the subcommittee of the Foreign Affairs Committee in Europe.
McBride, a former senator of the state, began to continue his comments when a democratic colleague, US representative Bill Keating with Massachusetts, pressed Self, who chaired the subcommittee, about how McBride introduced.
When he doubled because of the erroneous McBride, Keating questioned his “decency” and said that he would not take part in the trial, “unless you introduce a properly selected representative in the right way.” Then it deferred meeting.
“I mean I met you a bit, but it’s not decent,” Keating said to each other.
McBride’s decision about the incorrect breakthrough of the chairman in response reflected the strategy that a colleague used to defend it At the beginning of February When the American representative Mary Miller (R., Ill.) Introduced her on the floor of the house as “a gentleman of Delaware, Mr. McBride.” She ignored this stab and continued her comments, but the democratic rep. Nanette Barragán from California soon called Miller “Mr. Loudspeaker.”
In a statement for Inquirer on Wednesday, McBride, who focused on economic issues, not her identity, said that she was disappointed, that the chairman ended the committee’s hearing early. She said that she was focusing on reducing the cost of living and making America safer, not fighting for pronouns.
“I was prepared for further questions for the nuclear non -spraying subcommittee and American support for democratic allies in Europe,” she said. “Extremists at home hope that people do not pay attention to the fact that they voted for Slash for farmers.”
Self said during the interrogation that the house “set the standard” and then he said At X, this is the national policy “recognizing two sexes, men and women” in relation to the executive ordinance of President Donald Trump.
After Tuesday’s interrogation, McBride said on X that “nothing reduces my admiration and gratitude in representing Delaware in Congress,” regardless of how some colleagues treat it.
“It’s really an honor and privilege of life,” she added. “I just want to serve and try to make this world a better place.”
McBride has repeatedly argued that the Republicans focusing on their sexual identity want to stop attention from more smoking problems concerning Americans. Her supporters turned to the same point when they were asked to comment on Tuesday.
American representative Miki Sherrill, a democrat from the north of McBride’s T -shirt and ally, said on Wednesday in a statement for the questioner that the Republicans in Washington “are trying to create a circus” to divert attention from the issues touching Americans and that “they can not even gather respect for their colleagues and even people who represent them when they polish medical insurance for medical insurance seniors and children, and exchange the Education Department. ” Sherrill supported the Congress Run McBride, and McBride recently supported Sherrill in the Governor of New Jersey.
“Unfortunately, Republicans want to divert attention from the fact that the stock exchange breaks, the president seems to be cheerful that there is a recession, and veterans throughout the country are released,” said Sherrill. “… This is not controversial: everyone – including trans people – deserve to be treated with dignity and respect in their workplace.”
Sarah Kate Ellis, president and director of Glaad, the organization of LGBTQ spokesman, also argued that “members of the Congress who prioritize such acrobatics” do not spend enough time on “their actual works they want to perform”.
“Most people want their workplace to respect their friends and expect basic manners from selected officials,” said Ellis in a statement. “… LGBTQ people are fully aware of the extremist textbook. Attacking sensitive communities has high costs for all of us. “
Mike Brickner, executive director of Delaware, said that Self’s actions “are an example of a kind of dehumanizing transgender behavior that people meet every day.”
“Regardless of whether it is intimidating in schools, in a restaurant or in congress rooms, it is wrong and only serves the deprivation of transgender Americans of their basic humanity,” said Brickner.
Renewed Culture War
On Wednesday, Self still had a bad fun with an incident in a conservative podcast, The Michael Knowles Show.
Self said that as a veteran he fought for McBride to live her life, and that he did not know “what this confusion is about.” He said that he did not “participate” in McBride’s “fantasy” or how she “decides to present”.
Last year, Trump and other Republicans renovated the cultural war against transgender people in their campaigns. Many speakers at the rallies of Trump have repeatedly focused on transgender people practicing sport or using the toilet, and met with roaring applause from its most loyal fans.
Trump followed his promises to refer to transgender people after taking office, and his allies such as American representatives. Nancy Mace (R., SC) and Marjorie Taylor Greene (R., Ga.) They followed in their footsteps when they repeatedly started incorrect McBride and argued that they argued that they argued it In November, she should not be able to use women’s facilities in the capitol building. Their efforts were successful, and McBride said that although she did not agree with the rule, she would follow her and that she was in Congress to reduce costs for her voters, not “fight for bathrooms”.
Mace, who managed the bathroom principle against McBride, in previous years introduced herself as an ally of transgender people and was even an object AC Attack for issuing support for transgender people.
Mace in 2021 he said that she was a sturdy supporter of “LGBTQ rights and equality” and that she had “friends and family who identify as LGBTQ.” In 2023, she said that they were “rights to carry” and that most people would support children using various pronouns or sexual identity, but not sex care. Since then, her tone has changed drastically and has become known Use of insults against transgender people on the floor of the house and uncommon Their sexual identity is vital.
Recently a representative of South Carolina He got into the internet mat with sleep. John Fetterman (D., Pa.) About the invoice that helped to block This would forbid women and transgender girls to participate in school sports.
Fetterman, who was open to work in the transition with Trump’s allies and is among the democrats who voted for the most vital nominees for Trump’s office, attracted the LGBTQ rights line, including in response to Trump’s efforts about the ban on transgender people from the army. Fetterman also came to McBride’s defense when the Republicans forbade her in the women’s bathrooms.
