Rubio mocks Gillibrand tweet saying the future is ‘female’ and ‘intersectional’

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) mocked a tweet from Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) in which she said the future is “female” and “intersectional.”

“Our future is: AMERICAN,” Rubio tweeted. “An identity based not on gender,race,ethnicity or religion. But on the powerful truth that all people are created equal with a God given right to life, liberty & the pursuit of happiness.”

Our future is:

AMERICAN

An identity based not on gender,race,ethnicity or religion. But on the powerful truth that all people are created equal with a God given right to life,liberty & the pursuit of happiness. https://t.co/3Z9QckcaOX

— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) December 5, 2018 

Rubio’s tweet mimicked the format of Gillibrand’s post about America’s future.

“Our future is: Female, Intersectional, Powered by our belief in one another,” she wrote. “And we’re just getting started.”

Our future is:

Female
Intersectional
Powered by our belief in one another.

And we’re just getting started.

— Kirsten Gillibrand (@SenGillibrand) December 4, 2018

Donald Trump Jr. also criticized Gillibrand’s tweet, asking “When is it appropriate to let my boys (9, 7 and 6 years old) that there’s no future for them?”

“Not sure this is a winning platform but you be you.” 

Good to know. My girls will be excited about this. When is it appropriate to let my boys (9, 7 and 6 years old) that there’s no future for them?

Not sure this is a winning platform but you be you. https://t.co/pCu0GbPyAi

— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) December 5, 2018

A record number of women were elected to Congress during the November midterms. Additionally, Sen.-elect Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) will become the first openly bisexual senator, while Reps.-elect Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) became the first Muslim women elected to Congress.