Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speaks at the “Our Fight Our Future” voter rally at Texas State University in San Marcos Tuesday October 1, 2024.
In an impassioned diatribe to reporters on Wednesday, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) destroyed Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) for her tirade against trans Rep.-elect Sarah McBride (D-DE) and explained how it would put all women and girls in danger.
Ocasio-Cortez repeatedly called Mace’s vicious vendetta to ban McBride (and all trans women) from using women’s bathrooms at the Capitol “disgusting.”
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“The idea that Nancy Mace wants little girls and women to drop trou in front of – who? An investigator? Who would that be?” she told reporters. “Because she wants to suspect and point fingers at who she thinks is trans is disgusting. It is disgusting.”
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“And frankly, all it does is allow these Republicans to go around and bully any woman who isn’t wearing a skirt because they think she might not look woman enough.”
Mace has been on an anti-trans tear since she introduced a bill seeking to ban trans people from using bathrooms matching their gender identity in federal buildings nationwide. On Wednesday, Mace also had a meltdown on Scripps News, misgendering McBride, discussing her genitals and claiming that McBride would “assault” her.
In response to Mace’s crusade, Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson announced that all single-sex restrooms, changing rooms, and locker rooms in the Capitol buildings are reserved for individuals whose “biological sex” matches them.
“People have a right to express themselves, to dress how they want, and to be who they are,” said Ocasio-Cortez, “and if a woman doesn’t look woman enough to a Republican, they want to be able to inspect her genitals to use a bathroom? It’s disgusting.”
“And everybody, no matter how you feel on this issue, should reject it completely. What are they doing? They’re doing this so Nancy Mace can make a buck and send a text and fundraise off an email. They’re not doing this to protect people, they’re endangering women, they’re endangering girls of all kinds, and everybody should reject it. It’s gross.”
In a statement issued Wednesday, McBride wrote, “I will follow the rules as outlined by Speaker Johnson, even if I disagree with them.” Three LGBTQ+ Congress members blasted Johnson and Mace on Wednesday, calling Johnson’s rule ” cruel and unnecessary” and calling Mace’s rhetoric “vile” and “disgusting.”
“If a woman doesn’t look woman enough to a Republican, they want to be able to inspect your genitals to use a bathroom? It’s disgusting.
Everyone should reject it completely… they’re endangering women, they’re endangering girls of all kind, and everyone should reject it. It’s gross.” – AOC
