Fox Host Shuts Down Republican's Transgender Comment
Maria Bartiromo interrupted a Republican congressman live on air after he said being transgender was a "mental illness."Representative Tim Burchett of Tennessee appeared on Mornings with Maria Bartiromo on Monday, where he was asked about the backlash against Joe Biden's celebration of the Transgender Day of Visibility on Easter Sunday.Republicans reacted with fury when Biden released a statement proclaiming March 31, 2024, as the latest Transgender Day of Visibility.
The holiday, which has been celebrated for 15 years and always takes place on March 31, coincided this year with Easter Sunday for the first time since 2013."On Transgender Day of Visibility, we celebrate the joy, strength, and absolute courage of some of the bravest people I know," Biden said in a Sunday post on X, formerly Twitter. "Today, we show millions of transgender and nonbinary Americans that we see them, they belong, and they should be treated with dignity and respect."When asked about the comments, Burchett said the statement "was a complete smack in the face."Discussing the issue further, he then said: "See military recruitment down because of this, this movement.
They're pushing through the budget, continuation of surgeries on transgenders."You know, this thing is, it's, it's a mental illness.
We just gotta address it. It's it's not a, it's not a normal type lifestyle, and, I can't be more against what the president did."And I think it shows, too; he is just trying to secure his base.
