Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser appeared before the House Oversight Committee on Thursday and effortlessly handled a transphobic line of questioning from Republican Rep. Nancy Mace during a hearing ostensibly focused on crime in the nation’s capital.

"One thing we noticed the D.C. code struggles to define is the term 'woman.' Mayor Bowser, what is a woman?" Mace asked.

I'm a woman,” Bowser replied. “Are you a woman?”

“100 percent,” Mace responded.

“Okay. I’m a woman,” Bowser repeated. “You’re looking at one.”

As Mace struggled to articulate a coherent point by spouting an arcane section of the D.C. code, Bowser asked the committee chair to rein her in, leading Mace to loudly reclaim her time

“Let's make good use of the time, Ms. Mace,” Bowser said politely.

This marked Mace’s

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