Reporter Asks Speaker Johnson if Transgender Rep.-Elect McBride Is Man or a Woman

Reporter Mr Speaker is ░░░░░░░░ elect Sarah McBride a ░░░░░░░░ or a woman Johnson ░░░░░░░░ I m not going ░░░░░░░░ get into this We ░░░░░░░░ welcome all new members ░░░░░░░░ open arms who are ░░░░░░░░ elected representatives of the ░░░░░░░░ I believe it s ░░░░░░░░ it s a a ░░░░░░░░ that we treat all ░░░░░░░░ with dignity and respect ░░░░░░░░ we will And I ░░░░░░░░ not going to engage ░░░░░░░░ in in silly debates ░░░░░░░░ this There s a ░░░░░░░░ about the uses of ░░░░░░░░ facilities and locker rooms ░░░░░░░░ all that This is ░░░░░░░░ issue that Congress has ░░░░░░░░ had to address before ░░░░░░░░ we re going to ░░░░░░░░ that in deliberate fashion ░░░░░░░░ member consensus on it ░░░░░░░░ we will accommodate the ░░░░░░░░ of every single person ░░░░░░░░ s all I m ░░░░░░░░ to say about that ░░░░░░░░ Do you plan on ░░░░░░░░ Nancy Mace s transgender ░░░░░░░░ and putting that into ░░░░░░░░ rules package Johnson I ░░░░░░░░ not going to address ░░░░░░░░ plans on any of ░░░░░░░░ I just told you ░░░░░░░░ I m going to ░░░░░░░░ about the issue I ░░░░░░░░ not going to engage ░░░░░░░░ this We don t ░░░░░░░░ down upon anyone We ░░░░░░░░ everybody with dignity and ░░░░░░░░ That s a principle ░░░░░░░░ I pursued my whole ░░░░░░░░ And we will take ░░░░░░░░ of this issue of ░░░░░░░░ impression for Congress as ░░░░░░░░ will any other thing ░░░░░░░░ ll provide appropriate accommodation ░░░░░░░░ every member of Congress.”