Former President Donald Trump has blown up Arkansas Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson for vetoing legislation that would make his state the first to ban puberty blockers for minors who identify as transgender.
“Asa Hutchinson, the lightweight RINO governor of Arkansas, has just laid a bill on a bill that bans CHEMICAL CASTRATION OF CHILDREN,” Trump said in a statement Thursday. “‘Bye-bye Asa,’ this is the end of him! Luckily for the Great State of Arkansas, Sarah Huckabee Sanders will do a fantastic job as your next governor!”
ARKANSAS GOV VETOES BILL RELATED GENDER HORMONES, OPERATIONS FOR TRANSGENDER YOUTH
On Tuesday, Hutchinson appeared on “Tucker Carlson Tonight” and said the bill before him was “exceeded, it’s extreme.”
In this March 23, 2020 file, Governor Asa Hutchinson speaks, right, in Little Rock, Ark. (Staton Breidenthal / The Democratic Government Gazette of Arkansas via AP, File)
“This is the first law in the country that the state calls for between medical decisions, parents who agree to it and the patient’s decision. And so it goes completely too far. And in reality, it does not even have a grandfather. Clause [for] the young people who are under hormonal treatment, ”he argued.
Hutchinson said he would support legislation restricting only a redistribution operation, which is not currently being conducted to minors in the state.
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The Arkansas lawmaker voted overwhelmingly to replace Hutchinson’s veto.
Fox News’ Yael Halon contributed to this report.