U.S. House Speaker sounds support for barring trans congressional rep from women's bathrooms in U.S. Capitol

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson signalled support Tuesday for a Republican effort to ban Democrat Sarah McBride — the first openly transgender person to be elected to the U.S. Congress — from using women's restrooms in the U.S. Capitol once she's sworn into office next year.

U.S. House Speaker sounds support for barring trans congressional rep from women's bathrooms in U.S. Capitol
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson approaches a group of reporters at the U.S. Capitol.

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson signalled support Tuesday for a Republican effort to ban Democrat Sarah McBride — the first openly transgender person to be elected to the U.S. Congress — from using women's restrooms in the U.S. Capitol once she's sworn into office next year.