Transgender lawmaker 'doesn't know what a woman is,' White House says after dig at Trump firings
The White House brushed aside remarks made by Rep. Sarah McBride, D-Del., to a reporter alleging that Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard would be the next Cabinet official to...
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The White House brushed aside remarks made by Rep. Sarah McBride, D-Del., to a reporter alleging that Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard would be the next Cabinet official to leave the administration because President Donald Trump "only fires women." "Rep. McBride doesn’t know what a woman is," White House spokesperson Taylor Rogers said of McBride, a biological male who identifies as a woman. McBride speculated to MeidasTouch reporter Pablo Manríquez that Tulsi Gabbard will be the next Cabinet member on President Donald Trump's chopping block. In separate interviews, Manríquez asked McBride and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez , D-N.Y., who they believed would be next to be fired. Both said it would not be a man. The remarks come amid a shake-up in the Trump administration, as Trump announced the dismissal of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Attorney General Pam Bondi within a span of four weeks. On Monday, Department of Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer resigned amid allegations of misconduct towards staffers. TRUMP FIRES TWO DEMOCRATIC COMMISSIONERS ON CIVIL RIGHTS ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AS WHITE HOUSE TARGETS DEI "All of them deserve to be fired," McBride quipped. "I'm supporting impeachment of Pete Hegseth , because obviously right now, we are engaged in a reckless war of choice that he was a primary driver of." "But we know this president," McBride said. "He only fires women, so my guess is Tulsi Gabbard ." Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez , D-N.Y., echoed McBride's sentiment when asked the same question by Manríquez. "Is he out of women?" Ocasio-Cortez asked. "Because that seems to be his pattern right now." TRUMP CABINET NOMINEES, APPOINTEES TARGETED WITH ‘VIOLENT, UNAMERICAN THREATS’ She went on to say that Trump "seems to only have the capability to fire female secretaries." In response to a follow-up question about the "clownish behavior" of War Secretary Pete Hegseth and FBI Director Kash Patel , Ocasio-Cortez claimed that…