Rep Seth Moulton D-Mass on trans athletes: The backlash I’ve received proves my point

Not only did Seth Moulton vote AGAINST the “Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act” just one year ago, he called protecting women’s sports “part of a broader Republican attack on the rights of transgender people.”

He doesn’t get credit for only learning after a beating.

Rep. Moulton defends comments about trans athletes: ‘The backlash I’ve received proves my point’

Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., addresses backlash he received over comments he made about transgender athletes, the war in Ukraine and more.

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Rep Seth Moulton D-Mass on trans athletes: The backlash I’ve received proves my point

Key Points

Not only did Seth Moulton vote AGAINST the “Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act” just one year ago, he called protecting women’s sports “part of a broader Republican attack on the rights of transgender people

He doesn’t get credit for only learning after a beating

• Moulton defends comments about trans athletes: ‘The backlash I’ve received proves my point’

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• , addresses backlash he received over comments he made about transgender athletes, the war in Ukraine and more

Transcript Highlights

The following is transcribed from the video audio:

• You told the New York Times quote, I have two little girls
• I don’t want them getting run over on a playing field by a male or formerly male athlete
• But as a Democrat, I’m supposed to be afraid to say that
• I know that you have put out a follow-up statement
• I do want to give you a chance to explain your comments because you know they have faced backlash
• And look, I was just speaking authentically as a dad about one of many issues where I think we’re just out of touch with the majority of voters
• You know, maybe I didn’t get all the words exactly right
• But the point is that the backlash I’ve received proves my point that we can’t even have these discussions as a party
• I mean, the chairman of the Massachusetts Democratic Party wouldn’t even return my phone call
• And we’ve got to be able to have these debates

Full transcript: 890 words transcribed via Whisper AI.