McBride: Trump administration using transgender people 'as a pawn'

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/mcbride-trump-administration-using-transgender-people-as-a-pawn/ar-AA1ycQh9?ocid=windirect&cvid=f7086f6f008141b79f5519d2b3ceba8f&ei=41

Story by Brooke Migdon (31 Jan 2025)

Rep. Sarah McBride (D-Del.), the first openly transgender person elected to Congress, on Friday condemned recent executive orders issued by President Trump that target transgender rights and accused the administration of using transgender Americans to further a political agenda.

"Since January 20th, I've heard from transgender constituents and their families who are living in fear of the Trump Administration's relentless attacks on them," McBride said Friday in a lengthy statement on the social platform X.

"Many Americans have good faith questions about topics regarding trans people, but this administration's sweeping and malicious policies exploit those questions for political purposes," McBride said.

"Each time the Trump administration attacks a small vulnerable community, the ripple effects of hate echo across our society," she added.

McBride's comments mark a shift in tone for the first-term lawmaker, who has tended to stay above the fray, characterizing attacks on transgender rights — and her, personally — as "an effort to distract" from issues such as lowering costs of health care and groceries.

In a recent interview with MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell, McBride said the Trump administration's targeting of transgender people is part of "a strategy of misdirection."

"This is a strategy as old as time," she said. "Right-wing leaders will often target vulnerable and misunderstood communities in order to distract from what they're doing that is deeply unpopular with the American people."

Quote from: Jessica_Rose on February 01, 2025, 06:14:36 AMIn a recent interview with MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell, McBride said the Trump administration's targeting of transgender people is part of "a strategy of misdirection."

"This is a strategy as old as time," she said. "Right-wing leaders will often target vulnerable and misunderstood communities in order to distract from what they're doing that is deeply unpopular with the American people."

I have been saying this all along.

Every politician does this. Remember the "weapons of mass destruction" that no one ever found? Yet the war machine kept cranking out profits.

Members of the Trump family visited Greenland. They wanted to meet the locals to see what they thought about Greenland becoming part of the U.S. No media or journalists were allowed. Some reports were that homeless people were rounded up off the street to attend the meeting.

Nope, nothing to see there.

Here's a hair-brained idea: If we could organize a flood of small dollar contributions to Sarah McBride's congressional office from trans people and our allies around the country, I wonder if we could turbocharge Congresswoman McBride's reach and influence. Could she be and do more for us generally with near unlimited financial resources?

Food for thought.

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Miharu

Hi Miharu! It isn't a hair-brained idea at all and would probably work as you envisioned it.

On a hair-related note, your's is really nice!

Thank you and I hope you're having a nice evening!

Bronwynn