That is because he largely saves this messaging for right-wing shows while lying to general audiences about his legal attacks on transgender care using a more moderate tone. What it does is impose arbitrary and burdensome requirements that would keep transgender people in the state from receiving medical care. Similarly, when asked by Fox News “Why are you putting an end to these procedures in the state of Missouri?” Bailey did not dispute that this is in fact what he is attempting to do. Less discussed is how and why Bailey is misleading the public about his authority under Missouri law. A Missouri man who had marinated in right-wing vitriol for years just shot a Black teenager who mistakenly knocked on his door.

Source: Fox News April 28, 2023 13:19 UTC