House Republican introduces transgender lawmaker as 'the gentleman ... Mr. McBride' for floor speech

Rep. Mary Miller, R-Ill., referred to Rep. Sarah McBride, D-Del. — who identifies arsenic a transgender pistillate — arsenic "Mr. McBride."

"The seat recognizes the man from Delaware, Mr. McBride, for 5 minutes," Miller said successful the House chamber connected Thursday.

"Thank you, Madam Speaker," McBride replied, earlier proceeding to present a speech.

While McBride did not respond to Miller's comment, erstwhile Miller adjacent recognized Rep. Nanette Barragán, D- Calif., to present a speech, Barragán began by saying, "Thank you, Mr. Speaker."

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Left: U.S. Rep. Mary Miller hosts the Illinois Republican Party Delegation Breakfast successful Oak Creek, Wisc., connected July 16, 2024; Right: Rep. Sarah McBride astatine the Human Rights Campaign Greater New York Dinner held astatine New York Marriott Marquis connected Feb. 1, 2025 successful New York, N.Y. (Left: E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images; Right: Nina Westervelt/Variety via Getty Images)

Fox News Digital reached retired to McBride's bureau to petition a remark from the lawmaker connected Friday — a spokesperson pointed to McBride's afloat level speech, which is featured successful a station connected the @Rep_McBride X account. 

"This morning, I delivered my archetypal code connected the level of the house," the Feb. 6 tweet begins.

During the speech, the Democrat declared, "Piece by piece, section by department, the Trump medication is defunding captious national services, purging employees, consolidating power, and cutting and gutting programs that Delawareans trust on. They are trying to decimate the national authorities and merchantability it for parts to enactment the pockets of donors astatine the disbursal of moving people."

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"They bash not privation to marque authorities much efficient. They privation to beryllium that authorities can't work, by making it not work," McBride asserted.

Miller, a subordinate of the blimpish House Freedom Caucus, declared successful a station connected X that she had "refused to contradict biologic reality" connected the enclosure floor.

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"President Trump restored biologic information successful the national government, and I garbage to perpetuate the prevarication that sex is unfastened to our interpretation. It is not," the Republican added.