Rep. Sarah McBride Says She Lives 'Rent-Free' in 'Obsessed' Republicans' Minds After Latest Misgendering: 'Weird and Bizarre'

Mar. 15, 2025

Delaware Rep.Sarah McBrideis not backing down after her latest misgendering.

While speaking at a news conference on Thursday, March 13, McBride,the first openly transgender member of Congress, 34, spoke out against members of the Republican party who bring extra awareness to her identity.

Sarah McBride poses for a photo on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024.Hannah Yoon/Bloomberg via Getty

Hannah Yoon/Bloomberg via Getty

“We will not take a lecture on decorum from a party that incited an insurrection. I appear to live rent-free in the minds of some of my Republican colleagues,” said McBride. “I wish that they would spend even a fraction of the time that they spend thinking about me thinking about how to lower the costs for American families.”

“I wish they would spend a fraction of the time that they spend thinking about me figuring out how to make government actually work better rather than making it work worse in order to prove that government can’t work,” she said.

“They are obsessed with culture war issues. The Republican party is obsessed with culture war issues,” continued McBride. “It is weird and it is bizarre and the American people deserve serious legislators [and] serious elected officials who are focused on bringing people together to deliver real results for the American people. Not to play games and not to engage in schoolyard taunts.”

Sarah McBride speaks at a press conference on the steps of Delaware Legislative Hall on March, 4 2024 in Dover, Delaware.Kent Nishimura/Getty

Kent Nishimura/Getty

While McBride replied saying, “Thank you, Madam Chair,” Massachusetts Rep. William Keating refused to let Self’s disrespectful comment slide.

Keating repeatedly asked Self to reintroduce McBride, causing Self to once again call her “Mr. McBride.”

Rep. Keith Self of Texas, is seen in the House chamber of U.S. Capitol on Friday, January 3, 2025.Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty

Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty

“Have you no decency? You will not continue it with me unless you introduce a duly elected representative the right way,” Keating told Self before Self ultimately decided to adjourn the meeting.

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