The conservative owner of a Tennessee radio station is defending racist comments he made about out White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre during an episode of the station’s show, 3 Dudes with a View.

The show takes place on WKOM 101.7 FM and is hosted by Jim York, Clayton Harris, and the station’s owner, Delk Kennedy. The trio was discussing Tennessee’s gender-affirming care ban and touting misinformation about what healthcare looks like for trans youth when Kennedy began speaking about the White House.

“President Biden has come — both he and Buckwheat Jean-Pierre have come out and in favor of a national law, allowing minors without the consent of their parents to have gender changing procedures,” he said, according to the Advocate.

...Moreover, this statement is false. Transgender minors almost never receive gender-affirming surgery, and parents are involved in their kids’ care. While Biden and Jean-Pierre have expressed support for best practice gender-affirming care that has proven to vastly improve the mental health of trans youth, the Biden administration’s position is that medical decisions are best left to families and their doctors.