DeSantis Rips Christie Over Trans Procedures For Minors: ‘You Do Not Have The Right To Abuse Your Kids!’

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis criticized former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie during Wednesday night’s debate over remarks that he made about parents needing to be the ones who determine whether or not their children are able to receive transgender treatments while they are minors.

The exchange came during the fourth Republican Party presidential debate hosted by NewsNation in Alabama after co-moderator Megyn Kelly pressed Christie about actions that he took while he was governor.

“When you were governor in 2017, you signed a law that required new guidelines for schools dealing with transgender students,” she said. “Those guidelines required schools to accept a child’s preferred gender identity, even if the minor’s parents objected. And it said that there is no duty for schools to notify parents if their son or daughter changes their gender identity, allowing the serious issue to remain a secret between the school and the child.”