McBride To House Dems: Ignore Anti-Trans Attacks

NOTUS reports:

House Democrats are brushing off Republican attacks on Rep.-elect Sarah McBride after some GOP members made clear they would attempt to keep McBride from using the women’s restrooms in the Capitol. That’s because McBride told them to.

By Tuesday morning, Democrats had a clear message: Republican attacks on trans people were a distraction from other issues. Sources told NOTUS that McBride had made obvious in meetings that she wanted her colleagues to talk about policy — and what Republicans weren’t doing — instead.

The congresswoman-elect, one lawmaker said, reiterated that Republicans’ messaging was a “distraction” and that this isn’t “her first rodeo” dealing with anti-trans rhetoric. Another House Democrat said they’ve personally talked “extensively” with McBride and “she doesn’t want to be seen as a victim.”

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SCOOP: House Dems say their messaging against GOP’s anti-trans bill — to say it’s a “distraction” — was advised by Sarah McBride herself

“‘We got work we need to to do, don’t forget that,’ and that’s what she’s telling a lot of members,” one Dem told mehttps://t.co/HB0ZjlqQRo

— Oriana González (@OrianaBeLike) November 19, 2024