Far-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-G.A., told colleagues she would physically stop and confront any biological man attempting to use the women’s bathroom in the Capitol, according to two people present at a private House GOP conference meeting.
When questioned about her remarks, Greene didn’t explicitly confirm them — but still defended her position that she would stand up for women in women’s spaces.
“It’s pretty aggressive for biological men to be invading our spaces,” she said.
The Georgia representative’s comments come as Congress prepares to welcome its first openly transgender member, Rep.-elect Sarah McBride, D-Del., in January. McBride responded by calling for workplace respect.
“Every day Americans go to work with people who have life journeys different than their own and engage with them respectfully,” McBride said. “I hope members of Congress can muster that same kindness.”
The controversy has sparked legislative action to protect the women in Congress, with Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., proposing a resolution to bar House members and employees from using single-sex facilities that don’t match their biological sex.
The measure would be enforced by the House sergeant-at-arms.
Greene, claiming Speaker Mike Johnson’s support, has called for expanding such restrictions.
“I support banning men from women’s restrooms in the Capitol, but that isn’t enough,” she posted on X. “Men should be banned from women’s restrooms in every federal building paid for by taxpayers.”
McBride dismissed the controversy as “a blatant attempt from far right-wing extremists to distract from the fact that they have no real solutions to what Americans are facing.”