Donald Trump has vowed to end ‘transgender lunacy’ in women’s sports on his return to office, underlining the issue as a priority for when he becomes President once again.
Speaking at the AmericaFest in Arizona, Trump said: ‘With a stroke of my pen on Day 1, we’re going to stop the transgender lunacy.
‘And I will sign executive orders to end child mutilation, get transgender out of the military and out of our elementary schools and middle schools and high schools.
‘And we will keep men out of women’s sports. And that will, likewise, be done on Day 1. Should I do Day 1, Day 2 or Day 3? How about Day 1?Â
‘Under the Trump administration, it will be the official policy of the United States government that there are only two genders — male and female. It doesn’t sound too complicated. Does it?’
Trump didn’t offer any further details in terms of what he plans to sign into law but given his inauguration in January 20, people won’t have to wait too long to find out.
Donald Trump has underlined his aim to remove transgender athletes from sport 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 was alleged to have failed a gender eligibility test a year before the Games this summer in Paris.
Khelif won gold but Trump mocked her participation in the event, saying: ‘Who wants men to participate in women’s sports?Â
‘I would like to congratulate the young woman who has evolved from a man to a woman. He… She won gold.’
Trump referenced Khelif fighting Italian boxer Angela Carini, who quit 46 seconds into the bout after taking two hits from the Algerian Khelif.
‘What about the woman, the beautiful woman, from Italy?’ Trump said. ‘She went in there and had no idea what was going on. She’s a very good boxer – but only against other women.
‘He did this (acts out punch). She immediately, wow, nobody has ever hit me that hard.
‘Then he does it again and she immediately gives up.’
Trump repeatedly taunted Imane Khelif, who is not trans, when she won an Olympic gold medal
Khelif responded to Trump’s taunts after the Olympics, saying: ‘Immediately after there was a lot of noise from politicians, athletes, stars, artists — Elon Musk and Donald Trump and that hurt me a lot, I cannot describe how scared I was.
‘This affected me. I’m not lying to you, it affected me a lot. It hurt a lot. I can’t describe the fear I had but thank God I was able to overcome it.Â
‘Thank god, all the people of Algeria and the Arab world knew Imane Khelif with her femininity, her courage, her will.’