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Nancy Mace Called ‘Bully’ for Anti-Transgender House Resolution
- Move targets Sarah McBride, who will be in Congress next year
- Trump made rolling back trans rights a key campaign focus
Republican Representative Nancy Mace
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Republican Representative Nancy Mace is facing criticisms of bullying and bigotry after filing a resolution that would prevent the first transgender member of the chamber, Sarah McBride, from using the women’s restroom in the Capitol — a move that’s likely a bid to appeal to Donald Trump’s conservative base.
Mace, who’d been attacked by hard-line Republicans over her pro-abortion and pro-gun control stances, filed a resolution Monday that seeks to amend US House rules to prevent transgender women from using the women’s bathrooms. That would directly target McBride, who will make history in January when she’s sworn in as the first openly transgender person in Congress.