'It's 2020 – girls can do anything': Congresswoman fires back at former Navy SEAL opponent after he refers to her as 'these girls' in sexist remark

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• Former Republican Rep. Scott Taylor of Virginia — in remarks declaring his candidacy for a US House seat on Monday — referred to a group of congresswomen with national security backgrounds as "these girls" who "tout their national security background all the time."
• "These girls that have national security backgrounds, they came out way before there was any bit of evidence whatsoever, and they did so, in this op-ed, to create political cover for moderates to allow [House Speaker Nancy] Pelosi to move forward."
• In another appearance on a radio show in October, the Republican referred to the congresswomen as "those girls," and claimed Pelosi had "used them and their veteran ... status as cover to be able to start an impeachment inquiry."
• Democratic Rep. Elaine Luria of Virginia, a retired US Navy officer, issued a statement in response to Taylor: "Yes, I am a girl. I may wear heels now, but I wore steel toed boots for 20 years in the Navy. It's 2020 – girls can do anything."
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Former Republican Rep. Scott Taylor of Virginia referred to a group of congresswomen with national security backgrounds as "these girls" who "tout their national security background all the time." Taylor made the remark when he announced he was dropping his Senate bid for a US House seat on Monday.

Taylor, who is seeking the Republican nomination for a Virginia district currently represented by Democrat Elaine Luria, claimed a group of Democrats who previously worked in national security fields were immorally touting their service to justify impeaching President Donald Trump.

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