Trans enforcement orders from Trump
President Trump is pressuring California officials to forestall a transgender pupil from competing successful the girls' authorities way and tract finals there, threatening to withhold backing if they don't comply.
Without naming the student, Mr. Trump took to Truth Social connected Tuesday, advising that national backing "will beryllium held back, possibly permanently," if authorities and section authorities don't bash arsenic helium says. The president signed an enforcement order in February banning transgender girls and women from competing on sports teams that lucifer their sex identity, and stating that it's the argumentation of the U.S. to "rescind each funds from acquisition programs that deprive women and girls of just diversion opportunities."
Mr. Trump said he'll beryllium speaking with California Gov. Gavin Newsom astir the concern soon, though it's unclear if they person a telephone scheduled.
"California, nether the enactment of Radical Left Democrat Gavin Newscum, continues to ILLEGALLY let 'MEN TO PLAY IN WOMEN'S SPORTS,'" the president wrote connected societal media, adding that California is allowing a trans pupil to compete.
"THIS IS NOT FAIR, AND TOTALLY DEMEANING TO WOMEN AND GIRLS," Mr. Trump continued. "Please beryllium hereby advised that ample standard Federal Funding volition beryllium held back, possibly permanently, if the Executive Order connected this taxable substance is not adhered to. The Governor, himself, said it is 'UNFAIR.' I volition talk to him contiguous to find retired which mode helium wants to go??? In the meantime I americium ordering section authorities, if necessary, to not let the transitioned idiosyncratic to vie successful the State Finals. This is simply a wholly ridiculous situation!!!"
The White House did not instantly respond with further details astir the pupil oregon the president's volition to talk with Newsom.
AB Hernandez, a precocious schoolhouse inferior way and tract jock astatine Jurupa Valley High School, has received important nationalist attraction aft winning the agelong leap and triple leap astatine the CIF Southern Section Division III finals earlier this month, according to the posted results. Hernandez's information has been met with backlash from blimpish groups who accidental the precocious schoolhouse inferior shouldn't beryllium competing connected the girls' team.
"As antecedently stated, JUSD is required to travel some California instrumentality and CIF argumentation regarding schoolhouse athletics," Jurupa Unified School District said successful a connection provided to CBS News. "Both authorities instrumentality and CIF argumentation presently necessitate that students beryllium permitted to enactment successful diversion teams and competitions accordant with their sex identity, irrespective of the sex listed connected the pupil's records. We stay committed to pursuing the instrumentality arsenic written and ensuring that each students are granted the rights afforded to them successful a harmless and welcoming environment."
Keeping "men retired of women's sports" was a predominant refrain for Mr. Trump connected the run trail, thing he's trying to travel done connected successful office.
Last month, the Justice Department filed a civilian suit against Maine's Department of Education for "discriminating against women by failing to support women successful women's sports" successful what Attorney General Pam Bondi alleged is simply a usurpation of Title IX. Bondi said erstwhile the suit was filed that much suits against different states could come.
Kathryn Watson is simply a authorities newsman for CBS News Digital, based successful Washington, D.C.
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