), who made history this month as the first openly trans person elected to Congress, knocked Republicans for making an "attempt to distract" from issues impacting Americans on Sunday. CBS News/"Face the Nation"Representative-elect Sarah McBride (Democrat, Delaware), who made history this month as the first openly trans person elected to Congress, explained why Republicans aren’t fooling her in their attacks on the trans community on Sunday. “It is an attempt to distract from what they are actually doing. Every single time— every single time we hear them say the word ‘trans,’ look at what they’re doing with their right hand,” said McBride in an appearance on CBS News’ Face the Nation. Look at what they're doing to pick the pocket of American workers, to fleece seniors by privatizing Social Security and Medicare."

Source: Huffington Post November 25, 2024 19:29 UTC