Psaki cuts journalist who asked about sex discrimination order

White House press secretary Jen Psaki interrupted a Fox News Radio reporter who asked about the president’s gender discrimination order during Tuesday’s daily press conference.

The exchange with Fox News Radio correspondent at the White House, Rachel Sutherland, comes a day after Psaki mocked another reporter on the same network who asked about creating “green jobs” to following the cancellation of the Keystone XL pipeline.

Sutherland asked about concerns expressed by some critics of the order, who say it will allow school-aged transgender girls to participate in women’s sports leagues – potentially presenting an uneven playing field.

“What message would the White House have for trans and cis girls who might end up competing with each other,” Sutherland asked. “This is causing lawsuits and concerns among parents, so does this administration have any advice for schools to deal with the issue of trans girls competing with and with cis girls?”

“I don’t know what your question is,” Psaki replied.

Sutherland then continued, “The presidential decree has …” before being interrupted by Psaki.

“I know the command, but what was your question about it?” replied the press officer.

“The question is whether the president has a message for local school officials to deal with these types of disputes that are already starting to arise between trans girls who compete with cis girls, and rules fair play, especially in the way that leads to college scholarships, ”Sutherland said.

“Is there some kind of message or clarification the White House wants to give on the executive order?” she added.

“I would just say that the president’s belief is that trans rights are human rights, and that’s why he signed this decree,” Psaki said. “When it comes to the decisions of universities and colleges, I would certainly defer to them.”

Biden’s executive order, signed on the first day of his tenure, seeks to enforce a Supreme Court ruling from last year that prohibits discrimination on the basis of a woman’s gender identity and sexual orientation. no one.