Representative Brandon Gill (R-TX) criticized the president of the Fencing of the United States. Uu. When presenting their publications on social networks that compare the parents of female athletes with the members of Ku Klux Klan and calling the theme “Whiny” for not wanting their daughters to compete for transgender people.
Duration An efficiency department of the Chamber Government (Doge) subcommittee The hearing held on Wednesday, after a foggy faced repercussions for rejecting a party with a transgender opponent, the president of Fencing from the USA. UU. Damien Lehfeldt stirred when he tried to avoid responsibility:
“Do you think parents who do not want their daughters to compete to Agost’s men in women’s sports are weeping?” Gill asked.
When Lehfeldt replied: “No, sir,” the congressman replied incredulous: “No? Why did you write that on social networks? I have a photo here where you published.”
“He was supposedly responding to a father who did not want his daughter bees in men in sports competitions,” Gill said, referring to a screenshot of the social networks of the fences official. “You said:” I’m not going to get her out of the sport and write a complaining email announcing my departure. ”
Lehfeldt had little excuse to sacrifice, claiming that his position was an “inappropriate” message that “regretted” and eliminated.
“I certainly don’t feel that way,” he said.
Gill continued, bringing another position where Lehfeldt compared the parents of female fences with the members of the KKK Supremacist Kkk group.
“Do you think parents who do not want their daughter’s Agost men in sport to be compared to the Ku Klux Klan?” He said. “No,” Lehfeldt replied.
“Allegedly responding to a lady who had thesis groups [about trans athletes]: “The only magician who will get the myoph hole that you put on your family is one of the quotes” Grand Wizard Variety “, cited Gill from the chair social media page.
“Inappropriate, sir,” said Lehfeldt again. “And I recognize that I said it and I will never make a message like that again.”
Everything Lehfeldt was able Stephanie TurnerThe fencing athlete that was beaten with a 12 -month prompt from the USA Fencing after a knee in protest instead of faciniring a man who claims to be a woman in a March competition:
The representative Nancy Mace (R-SC), who has a leg in a burning crusade Against men in female spaces, he asked the president to offer an apology to Turner, who was also present at the Duxt subcommittee audience:
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“Congresss Mace, Mrs. Turner received a black card under our rules:” Lehfeldt began, before Mace demanded to know if he would apologize or not.
“Will you apologize for the way she was treated? So that is a no,” said Mace, before continuing to punish him for not being able to look at Turner “in the eyes” and the error of his own organization.
Turner said he looks for more than an apology at this time, choosing to press for a “policy change” insists.
“I want more than an apology. I want a change in politics and I want people to begin to tell the truth again. And an apology is just empty words for me, so I don’t know how far I would get to me,” the feedback sayingAccording to Fox News.
USA Fencing announced in April that it is a preparation to change its gender policy after placing the gymnast on probation.
“In the event that the Fencing of the United States is forced to change its current position in accordance with the supervision organisms or federal legislation, the new policy establishes athletes that compete in the tournament sanctioned by the EE fence. UU., Their biological sex, declaration to its biological sex”, declaration to its biological sex, “declaration”. “
Olivia Rondeau is a Breitbart News political reporter based in Washington, DC. Find it in X/Twitter and Instagram.
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