Trump vows 'large scale fines' after transgender athlete wins California track and field events [View all]
Source: The Hill
President Trump vowed to impose hefty fines on California after a transgender athlete won a high school track and field championship, stirring up national controversy.
Trump called out California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-Calif.) over the situation, saying he knows the administration could enforce penalties for allowing the athlete to compete.
“A Biological Male competed in California Girls State Finals, WINNING BIG, despite the fact that they were warned by me not to do so. As Governor Gavin Newscum fully understands, large scale fines will be imposed!!!” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
The Justice Department threatened to take legal action against California public schools on Monday, arguing the state’s bylaw the allowed the transgender athlete to compete violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Constitution and discriminated against athletes on the basis of sex, The New York Times reported.
Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5330007-donald-trump-large-scale-fines-california-transgender-athletes/
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