Johnson clarifies stance on House transgender bathroom debate: 'A man is a man'

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) clarified his position on how he’ll address proposals to ban transgender lawmakers from using female bathroom facilities inside the Capitol building after initially sidestepping questions about the topic earlier Tuesday morning.

“Let me be unequivocally clear, a man is a man and a woman is a woman, and a man cannot become a woman,” Johnson told reporters. “That said, I also believe that’s what Scripture teaches, what I just said, but I also believe that we treat everybody with dignity … and I believe all those things at the same time, and I wanted to make that clear for everybody because there’s lots of questions, but that’s where I stand.”