The legend of tennis Martina Navratilova criticized the Democrats on Wednesday after President Donald Trump signed an executive decree to protect the sports of girls and women.
Trump signed the executive decree “No Men in Women’s Sports” in the East House Salle. The ordinance gave federal agencies the power to ensure that entities receiving federal funds comply with the original standards of the title IX.
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President Donald Trump speaks before signing an executive decree prohibiting transgender female athletes from participating in female or girls sporting events, in the east house of the White House on Wednesday, February 5, 2025 in Washington, DC (AP photo / Alex Brandon)
Navratilova, a life democrat who defended equity in female sports, ridiculed the other side of the aisle for not having done what the president did.
“I hate that Democrats have completely failed women and girls about this very clear problem of being female sporting for women only,” she wrote in an article on X.
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This is not the first time that Navratilova has criticized the political party for not having done more to protect female sports. She expressed her frustration last month when the House of Representatives adopted the protection of women and girls in sport. Only two Democrats voted with the Republicans on the bill.
Martina Navratilova at a joint press conference with Chris Evert on the fifth day of the Saguaros WTA Cancun GNP final in Cancun, Mexico, November 2, 2023. (Susan Mullane-USA TODAY SPORTS)
“More DEMS must intervene here. I know that many of those who agree but who are afraid to speak because of the re-election. I say doing the right thing. Ask a spine,” she wrote on X.
Before Trump signed the decree, the press secretary of the White House, Karoline Leavitt, implored the Senate to take the bill for a vote because the decrees could be canceled.
President Donald Trump speaks in the east room of the White House on Wednesday, February 5, 2025 in Washington, DC (AP photo / Alex Brandon)
“It is an incredibly important congress immediately acts on this priority,” added Leavitt. “I think the president really sets the tone, which makes it a very immediate priority for this administration, just as he promised to do on the campaign track.”
