Donald Trump has vowed to end “transgender frenzy” in women’s sports upon his return to office, highlighting the issue as a priority for when he becomes president again.
Speaking at AmericaFest in Arizona, Trump said: “With the stroke of a pen on Day 1, we are going to stop the transgender madness.
“And I will sign executive orders to end child mutilation, to get transgender people out of the military and out of our elementary, middle, and high schools.”
“And we will keep men out of women’s sports. And that will also happen on day 1. Should I do day 1, day 2 or day 3? What about day 1?
“Under the Trump administration, the official policy of the US government will be that there are only two genders: male and female. It doesn’t sound that complicated. Is that so?’
Trump hasn’t given any further details about what he plans to sign, but given his inauguration on January 20, people won’t have to wait long to find out.
Donald Trump has underlined his goal of removing transgender athletes from sports as president
Trump campaigned hard on his disdain for trans athletes competing in women’s sports, especially during the Olympics earlier this year.
He targeted women’s boxer Imane Khelif, who is not transgender but is said to have failed a gender eligibility test a year before this summer’s Games in Paris.
Khelif won gold, but Trump ridiculed her participation in the event, saying, “Who wants men to participate in women’s sports?
“I would like to congratulate the young woman who has evolved from man to woman. He… She won gold.”
Trump was referring to Khelif fighting Italian boxer Angela Carini, who quit 46 seconds into the fight after taking two hits from Algeria’s Khelif.
“What about the woman, the beautiful woman, from Italy?” Trump said. “She went in and had no idea what was going on. She is a very good boxer, but only against other women.
“He did this (plays punch). She immediately said, wow, no one has ever hit me that hard.
“Then he does it again and she immediately gives up.”
Trump repeatedly taunted Imane Khelif, who is not transgender, when she won an Olympic gold medal
Responding to Trump’s taunts after the Olympics, Khelif said: “Right after there was a lot of noise from politicians, athletes, stars, artists – Elon Musk and Donald Trump, and that hurt me a lot, I can’t describe how scared I was.
‘This has affected me. I’m not lying to you, it made a big impression on me. It hurt a lot. I can’t describe the fear I had, but thank God I was able to overcome it.
“Thank God all the people of Algeria and the Arab world knew Imane Khelif with her femininity, her courage, her will.”