‘Excellent! We need to stop dancing around this mental illness’
By Joe Kovacs
“All hell just broke loose.”
That’s how a congressional meeting Tuesday is being described after a U.S. representative introduced a fellow member of Congress, who is transgender, by his original gender.
“I now recognize the representative from Delaware, Mr. McBride,” said Rep. Keith Self, R-Texas.
“Thank you, Madam Chair,” was the snarky response from Rep. “Sarah” McBride, who was born as Tim McBride.
That’s when U.S. Rep. Bill Keating, D-Mass., interrupted Chairman Self, saying, “Would you repeat what you just said when you introduced a duly elected representative from the United States of America? Please!”
“I will,” replied Self. “The representative from Delaware, Mr. McBride.”