Democratic rep. doubles down on remarks supporting trans athletes not competing in women's sports

Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., doubled down on his stance regarding transgender athletes not competing in women's sports, saying that the backlash proved his point. 

“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, and I stand by my position,” he said during a weekend appearance on MSNBC, according to The Hill.

Moulton came under fire from some members of his own party after he told The New York Times that Democrats were too worried about offending people and that they were not being honest on issues like transgender athletes.

“Democrats spend way too much time trying not to offend anyone rather than being brutally honest about the challenges many Americans face,” he told the outlet. “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.” 

One of Moulton's aides ended up quitting over his remarks.

“The backlash I’ve received proves my point that we can’t even have these discussions as a party," he told MSNBC.

“And we’ve got to be able to have these debates,” he continued. “But, instead, we have a wing of our party that shames us, that tries to cancel people who try to even bring up these difficult topics, and, frankly, shames voters.”