Mike Huckabee jokes about pretending to be transgender to shower with girls

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The speech was captured in a video, which made the rounds on YouTube over the weekend. The clip was circulated by BuzzFeed and other news outlets Tuesday following the debut of Caitlyn Jenner – formerly known as Bruce Jenner – in Vanity Fair.

"What Huckabee doesn't seem to understand, but any law enforcement officer or educator can tell you, is that allowing folks to use restrooms that match their gender identities doesn't change the laws that govern appropriate bathroom behavior," Hartman told the Huffington Post. "If someone is seeking to sexually exploit others – as Huckabee suggests he might have tried in high school – they will be dealt with by the proper authorities."