Republican adjourns hearing after blowup over McBride introduction

[Lori Dee]

Republican adjourns hearing after blowup over McBride introduction
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The Hill - Brooke Migdon
03/11/25 5:57 PM ET

A House Foreign Affairs subcommittee hearing ended abruptly Tuesday after Rep. Keith Self (R-Texas) referred to Rep. Sarah McBride (D-Del.), the first transgender person elected to Congress, as "mister."

Self, who chairs the subcommittee on Europe, introduced McBride as "the congressman from Delaware" during a hearing on arms control and U.S. assistance to Europe. McBride responded by calling Self "Madam Chair."

As McBride delivered her remarks, ranking member Bill Keating (D-Mass.) interjected, asking Self to repeat his introduction.

"Mr. Chairman, you are out of order," Keating said. "Mr. Chairman, have you no decency? I mean, I've come to know you a little bit, but this is not decent."

"We will continue this hearing," Self responded.

"You will not continue it with me unless you introduce a duly elected representative the right way," Keating said.

Self then adjourned the hearing.

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It is wonderful to see good people standing up for decency against bigots.
The video on X is worth watching.
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[D'Amalie]

Wow!  Why wasn't this on the national news on the hour! (Rhetorical)

It is good that there are still good people serving constituents.

[MaryT]

It is ironic that this defiance is shown on Elon Musk's platform.

[MaryT]

I'm sorry for having a little possibly off-topic tantrum but why do the Powers That Be back up their dogma with chromosomes?  Does even the most tyrannical state make a law that says an adopted child is not a real child because he or she has the wrong genes?  The reason it never happens is because laws usually recognise that love and acceptance Trump genes and chromosomes.