We're not supposed to assume this was a setup?
"In a statement to Mediaite, a spokesperson for Donalds’ campaign said, “Byron Donalds is not going to let David Jolly’s radical trans activists get a foothold in the free state of Florida.”
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"Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL), who’s running to be the next governor of Florida, received some major verbal backlash Friday after misgendering a transgender veteran, then failing to correct himself.
“I received your mailer recently and something that really upset me as a member of the LGBTQ community,” the woman said. “There is no trans agenda. I know, I’m trans. I don’t have any agenda. But, I do see an agenda with the Epstein files. I see a massive cover up. What do you plan on — How do you plan on protecting children, as you claim? If you are being endorsed by somebody that’s covering up the Epstein files currently?”
“Sir, as a member of Congress,” Donalds began, before the woman shot back, “I’m not a sir! I’m a ma’am!”
“As a member of Congress, I voted to actually release those files, that’s number one,” Donalds said, as a bystander yelled, “Are you f*cking kidding me? Are you f*cking kidding me, calling her ‘sir?'” the incensed bystander repeated. “What the f*ck is wrong with you?”
“I’m listening to the voice in my ears, and I hear a sir,” Donalds said. “I’m sorry.” . . . More.
AOC has two words for Democrats who think defending trans rights is a losing issue
"She also clarified that she doesn’t support trans rights only to protect her own. “I support the rights of trans women because I’m a girl’s girl,” she said, and I think that all of our bodily autonomy is tied together."