As promised, president Donald Trump signed an Executive Order banning transgender athletes from competing in women's sports. The official title is: “No Men in Women’s Sports Executive Order."
In front of a packed room at the White House, Trump said "Female athletes have been forced on to the front lines, and men claiming to be girls have stolen more than 3,500 victories, that's a lot, and invaded more 11,000 competitions designed for women."
Governor Greg Abbott, who was in attendance said in a statement:
“Today is a historic day for female athletes across the country who have worked tirelessly to compete at the highest level,” said Governor Abbott. “President Trump’s Executive Order prohibiting biological men from competing in women’s sports will safeguard the integrity of women’s sports, and I am proud to have joined the President at the White House for this historic signing. Female athletes across the nation can be assured that fairness will be protected.”
In 2023, Governor Abbott signed the Save Women’s Sports Act into law to protect the integrity of fair competition and women’s sports by prohibiting biological men from competing against female athletes at Texas colleges and universities. In 2021, the Governor signed a similar law to protect girls’ sports in Texas public schools.
Today also happens to be the 39th annual National Girls & Women in Sports Day, with Trump directing the DOJ to enforce the new order, while also calling on the NCAA to change it's rules in order to comply, along with the expectation that the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) will also follow suit.
