Former Fox News host Megyn Kelly launched an attack against the first-ever transgender U.S. Rep. Sarah McBride on Wednesday ,in which she applauded a congressman for intentionally misgendering her.
In a spate of Wednesday tweets, Kelly thanked Texas Rep. Keith Self for “standing up for WOMEN and BIOLOGICAL REALITY” after he repeatedly referred to McBride as “Mr.” during a recorded House Subcommittee meeting on Tuesday.
Self followed up that meeting with a tweet stating that it is the “the policy of the United States to recognize two sexes, male and female,” and he included a clip of his exchange with McBride with his tweet.
Self’s behavior brought objections from Massachusetts Rep. Bill Keating, who asked “Have you no decency?”
Kelly, however, cosigned Self’s stunt, adding, “We do not need to participate in this man McBride’s delusion.”
McBride appeared to respond to Self in a Tuesday tweet, writing, “No matter how I’m treated by some colleagues, nothing diminishes my awe and gratitude at getting to represent Delaware in Congress.”
Doubling down on her attack, Kelly retweeted the tweet and added, “You haven’t been treated poorly. You’ve been called ‘Mister,’ which is accurate, and told to use the men’s room bc you are a man. We need not participate in your delusion. Standing up for truth is honorable & that’s what your GOP colleagues are doing.”
The Daily Beast has reached out to Megyn Kelly for comment.
