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.”

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    15 hours ago

    From the article, it looks like petty Republicans have been doing this to McBride all session. To her credit, she mainly just ignores it. One of her Democratic colleagues finally called it out this time and formally objected to it, so the chair ended the meeting rather than acknowledge her gender.

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      One of her Democratic colleagues finally called it out this time and formally objected to it, so the chair ended the meeting rather than acknowledge her gender.

      Wake up, babe, a new tactic to obstruct the MAGA fascists just dropped.

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    If you are unable to govern or allow others to continue to simply because you can’t call someone Ms or Mr, you are unfit to be in a position of government.