Marjorie Taylor Greene calls Sarah McBride, first trans member of Congress, a 'man' and supports bathroom ban

Rabble-rouser Marjorie Taylor Greene is stirring up play connected Capitol Hill yet again by repeatedly and purposefully calling the archetypal openly transgender pistillate successful Congress a 'man.' 

Speaking to reporters connected the Capitol steps Monday evening the Georgia Republican gave a full-throated endorsement of a connection from Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., that would forestall the first trans subordinate from utilizing women's bathrooms. 

Delaware Democratic Representative-elect Sarah McBride - who volition go the archetypal openly trans subordinate of Congress - is expected to beryllium sworn successful travel January 2025.

But Mace says they should not beryllium 'allowed successful women's backstage spaces,' similar the ladies' rooms astir the Capitol complex. 

Greene doubled down connected Mace's resolution, saying: 'He's a man. He's a biologic male, truthful helium is not allowed to usage our women's restrooms, our women's gym, our locker rooms and our spaces that are that are specified for women.

'He's a biologic male,' she said again. 'He has plentifulness of places helium tin go.' 

Greene adjacent changeable down the thought of having gender-neutral bathrooms successful Congress.  

'No,' she said to the idea, adding 'he tin spell successful the men's country and helium has a bath successful his bureau conscionable similar each of america do.'

'I usage the restroom astir of the clip successful my office,' Greene reasoned. 'He has a bath that volition beryllium designated for him.'

Mace's proposal prohibits House members and staffers from 'using single-sex facilities different than those corresponding to their biologic sex.' 

Greene adjacent suggested expanding the trans bath measurement to 'all payer funded facilities.' 

Speaker Mike Johnson connected Tuesday told the Republican league astatine ample that Mace's connection volition beryllium included successful an upcoming legislative package.

Coming retired of the backstage gathering Greene confirmed Johnson approves of the measure. 

'He said there's not going to beryllium immoderate biologic men utilizing our restrooms,' Greene said. 

The connection would necessitate the sergeant astatine arms to enforce the measure.

Though however the sergeant of arms volition spell astir checking and enforcing this connection is unclear. 

The trans bath debacle connected Capitol Hill is conscionable the latest speech to a larger taste warfare being waged by Republicans connected the normalization of transgender policies. 

Donald Trump repeatedly spoke astir ridding schools of 'critical contention mentation and transgender insanity' portion campaigning for president. 

He besides vowed to crowds crossed the state to 'keep men retired of women's sports.' 

It was besides reported that Greene told her colleagues successful the backstage gathering that she would commencement a 'physical confrontation' should she brushwood a biologic antheral successful the women's restroom.   

That means McBride volition apt beryllium forced to usage the men's bathrooms connected Capitol Hill travel January. 

The ballot connected the bundle containing the trans bath measurement is expected to hap aboriginal this week. 

When pressed connected whether McBride is simply a antheral oregon pistillate connected Tuesday, Speaker Johnson demurred, saying 'Um, look, I'm not gonna get into this.'