Consultant Madison Cawthorn took to the Home ground Monday to ship his definition of what a girl is. In an 80-second speech, the North Carolina Republican accused his liberal colleagues of waging a "battle on biology."

"You would possibly amend a invoice, however you'll by no means amend biology. Science is just not Burger King. You'll be able to't simply have it your means," he mentioned.

His remarks got here because the Senate Judiciary Committee is contemplating the Supreme Courtroom nomination of Choose Ketanji Brown Jackson. Jackson was requested throughout her current affirmation hearings by Republican Senator Marsha Blackburn to offer a definition for the phrase lady. "Can I present a definition?" Jackson replied. "I can not.... Not on this context. I am not a biologist."

Blackburn's questioning hit on the present hot-button subject of gender politics. Conservative leaders have lately railed in opposition to the NCAA over its stance on transgender athletes after swimmer Lia Thomas dominated the competitors this 12 months. And Florida Governor Ron DeSantis simply signed controversial laws, which critics name the "Do not Say Homosexual" invoice, that may prohibit sure instruction on sexual orientation and gender id in kindergarten by means of at the least third grade.

On Monday, Cawthorn provided his ideas on the topic.

"I by no means imagined that one among my sacred duties on this hallowed chamber could be explaining to the Home speaker the distinction between a person and a girl," he mentioned. "Take notes, Madame Speaker, I am about to outline what a girl is for you: XX chromosomes, no tallywhacker. It is so easy."

The feedback have been rapidly seized on by Katie Dean, a Democrat working in opposition to Cawthorn this November.

"As we speak, Madison Cawthorn mentioned that the definition of a girl consists of the time period 'no tallywhacker' and that 'science is just not Burger King.' If Congress will not expel him, I'll defeat him," Dean wrote on Twitter.

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GOP Consultant Madison Cawthorn on Monday took to the Home ground to supply his definition of the phrase "lady." Above, Cawthorn arrives for the State of the Union handle on March 1.Saul Loeb/Pool/GETTY IMAGES

Cawthorn was lately criticized by leaders of his occasion after he claimed to have been invited by his GOP colleagues in Washington, D.C., to do cocaine and take part in orgies.

Home Minority Chief Kevin McCarthy publicly mentioned Cawthorn had misplaced his belief due to the remarks, which was a stronger condemnation than he had for GOP Consultant Marjorie Taylor Greene after she attended a white nationalist occasion.

"My feedback on a current podcast look calling out corruption have been utilized by the left and the media to disparage my Republican colleagues and falsely insinuate their involvement in illicit actions," Cawthorn later mentioned in a press release.

Newsweek reached out to Pelosi's workplace for touch upon Cawthorn's ground speech however didn't hear again earlier than publication.