They dove into potty politics.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker was hammered Tuesday over a resurfaced tweet by which the Democrat urged the general public to “use the other gender’s bathroom” in protest of President Trump ending an Obama-era coverage that allowed transgender college students to make the most of the services that align with their gender identification.
Rep. Brandon Gill (R-Texas) had dredged up the eight-year-old tweet from Pritzker throughout a heated Home Oversight Committee listening to with sanctuary state governors.
“As a protest against Trump’s rescinding protections for trans kids, everyone should use the other gender’s bathroom today! #protecttranskids,” Pritzker tweeted in February 2017.
Pritzker’s submit got here after Trump nixed the coverage put in place by former President Barack Obama.
“Do you think that biological men should be able to use women’s restrooms?” Gill started throughout his fiery confrontation with Pritzker.
The Illinois governor chided that he wasn’t certain what that query needed to do with immigration, prompting Gill to showcase a screenshot of his 2017 tweet.
“Have you ever used the women’s restroom?” the Texas rep pressed.
“Not that I can recall,” Pritzker couched in response.
“So you wanted everybody else to do it, but you didn’t,” Gill shot again.
The Illinois Democrat argued that “I do not advocate” for males to make use of ladies’s loos and ducked questions on whether or not he regretted the previous tweet.
“Did you ever consider that women don’t want you in their bathrooms?” Gill swiped.
“So you’re admitting that this is just a political circus?” Pritzker replied. “This has nothing to do with immigration and [is really] about you grandstanding.”
Gill then additional zinged Pritzker, accusing him of “encouraging men to use women’s restrooms where there could be underage girls.”
Later, the freshman Texas rep requested Pritzker, “Do you support Hamas’ agenda?” The governor denied doing so and touted his efforts to combat antisemitism.
