President Donald Trump praised the decree he signed to keep organic men on Sunday from female sports earlier this week in his interview on PK Press Club Channel.
Trump was invited to the interview by Bret Baier how he was going to bring together the country and find common ground with those against his policies.
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President Donald Trump greets while getting on Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida, Sunday, February 9, 2025. (AP photo / ben Curtis)
“I would love to do it. But I would say this: we have to come together, but come together, there is only one thing that will do it, and it’s a huge success,” said Trump. “Success will bring the country together. But it’s difficult. And I say it’s difficult.
Trump then turned his attention to the decree.
“I have just signed a bill allowing women not to have to be punished by men in sport. In other words, men will not be allowed to play in sport against women. It is ridiculous, “he said.
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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 on February 5, 2025. (AP photo / Alex Brandon)
Trump signed order earlier in the week when he was joined by several athletes in female and female sports. His signature came during the National Day of Girls and Women.
The NCAA responded to Trump’s decree by modifying its trans participation policy.
“A student-athlete assigned to birth may not compete in a female team,” said the new policy.
President Donald Trump signed an executive decree prohibiting transgender female athletes from participating in female or girls sporting events on February 5, 2025. (AP photo / Alex Brandon)
The previous policy, which had been in place in 2010, allowed biological men to participate in the category of women after having undergone at least one year of treatment for the abolition of testosterone.
