'IT'S RIDICULOUS': State Department deputy spokesman Vedant Patel was confronted during a heated exchange over the department's policy that reportedly mandates the use of pronouns in all State Department emails.
AP reporter spars with Biden State Department official on why they've added 'mandatory' pronouns onto emails
State Department deputy spokesman Vedant Patel speaks during the daily press briefing at the State Department in Washington, D.C., on Monday. "This is not something that anybody has a choice about," he continued,"and so I'm wondering why and who made this decision."A flustered Patel said he was unfamiliar with the"phenomenon," to which Lee replied,"Will you look into it?"
When Patel tried to stress the right of individuals to include their preferred pronouns, Lee interjected,"I don't have a problem with doing it and if people want their pronouns attached to it, it's fine! But it should be a choice. Not something the State Department imposes on people, especially if it's wrong," he said.
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