Rep. Ronny Jackson, R-Texas, a physician and former White House doctor, told Newsmax on Tuesday that he believes inpatient mental health facilities should play a role in treating transgender people, whom he said have underlying psychiatric issues.
Appearing on “Finnerty” with host Rob Finnerty, Jackson asserted that “these people have psychiatric illnesses to start with. … These are people that have gender dysphoria, which is a real psychiatric issue.”
Jackson’s comments come in the wake of conservative leader Charlie Kirk’s assassination last week. Authorities allege that 22-year-old Tyler Robinson was romantically involved with a man transitioning to a woman. Texts and chat room posts released by law enforcement attributed to Robinson purport that he took umbrage with Kirk’s religious position on transgender people, calling it “hatred.”
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