In her first interview after Mace’s weeklong, social media–fueled campaign —which included nearly 300 posts on X —to ban her from the women’s bathroom in the House of Representatives offices, McBride showed how a member of Congress who is actually interested in governing, not grabbing headlines, acts.

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-South Carolina) introduced a measure to ban trans women (such as Rep.-elect Sarah McBride of Delaware) from women’s restrooms at the Capitol.