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Mace says transgender people 'are violently ill and should be in a straitjacket with a hard steel lock on it'

On September 16, 2025, in a street interview first reported via Don Lemon's Bluesky, Mace called Tyler Robinson — the man arrested for Kirk's assassination — 'radicalized' by the transgender community, and said trans people should be institutionalized.

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  • transgender
  • charlie kirk
  • political violence
  • 2025

In a street interview on September 16, 2025, first reported via Don Lemon's Bluesky, Mace said of transgender people:

"These people are violently ill and should be in a straitjacket with a hard steel lock on it."

Mace made the remarks while claiming Tyler Robinson — the man arrested for Charlie Kirk's killing — had been "radicalized" by the transgender community. Rep. Ronny Jackson made similar calls the same day.

Source: Yahoo News / Erin In The Morning · archived