Rep. Sarah McBride Says She Lives 'Rent-Free' in 'Obsessed' Republicans' Minds After Latest Misgendering: 'Weird and Bizarre'

Rep. Sarah McBride Says She Lives 'Rent-Free' in 'Obsessed' Republicans' Minds After Latest Misgendering: 'Weird and Bizarre' https://ift.tt/vAZLzfG

"I wish they would spend a fraction of the time that they spend thinking about me figuring out how to make government actually work better," McBride said

Delaware Rep. Sarah McBride is not backing down after her latest misgendering.

While speaking at a news conference on Thursday, March 13, McBride, the first openly transgender member of Congress, 34, spoke out against members of the Republican party who bring extra awareness to her identity.

The comments came two days after Texas Rep. Keith Self, 71, deliberately misgendered McBride during a congressional hearing. Self is the Republican chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee's Europe panel.

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Sarah McBride poses for a photo on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024

"We will not take a lecture on decorum from a party that incited an insurrection. I appear to live rent-free in the minds of some of my Republican colleagues," said McBride. "I wish that they would spend even a fraction of the time that they spend thinking about me thinking about how to lower the costs for American families."

"I wish they would spend a fraction of the time that they spend thinking about me figuring out how to make government actually work better rather than making it work worse in order to prove that government can't work," she said.

"They are obsessed with culture war issues. The Republican party is obsessed with culture war issues," continued McBride. "It is weird and it is bizarre and the American people deserve serious legislators [and] serious elected officials who are focused on bringing people together to deliver real results for the American people. Not to play games and not to engage in schoolyard taunts."

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Sarah McBride speaks at a press conference on the steps of Delaware Legislative Hall on March, 4 2024 in Dover, Delaware

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During the Tuesday, March 11, congressional hearing, Self introduced McBride by saying, "I now recognize the representative from Delaware, Mr. McBride."

While McBride replied saying, "Thank you, Madam Chair," Massachusetts Rep. William Keating refused to let Self's disrespectful comment slide.

Keating repeatedly asked Self to reintroduce McBride, causing Self to once again call her "Mr. McBride."

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Rep. Keith Self of Texas, is seen in the House chamber of U.S. Capitol on Friday, January 3, 2025

"Have you no decency? You will not continue it with me unless you introduce a duly elected representative the right way," Keating told Self before Self ultimately decided to adjourn the meeting.

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McBride spoke out about the situation on X, writing, "No matter how I'm treated by some colleagues, nothing diminishes my awe and gratitude at getting to represent Delaware in Congress. It is truly the honor and privilege of a lifetime. I simply want to serve and to try to make this world a better place."

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