U.S. President Donald Trump gestures during a swearing-in ceremony for Alina Habba as interim U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., March 28, 2025. (REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein)
"And a woman is a person that in many cases has been treated very badly. Because I think that what happens with this crazy, this crazy issue of men being able to play in women's sports is just ridiculous and very unfair to women, and very demeaning to women," Trump said, shifting the tone of the news conference.
Trump referenced a Democrat lawmaker, without naming who it was, fighting to keep transgender athletes in women’s sports. The president joked that he hopes Democrats keep arguing for the inclusion of trans athletes in women’s sports "because they’ll never win another election."
Demonstrators listen to the speaking program during an "Our Bodies, Our Sports" rally for the 50th anniversary of Title IX at Freedom Plaza on June 23, 2022, in Washington, D.C. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
CALIFORNIA UNDER INVESTIGATION BY TRUMP ADMIN FOR ALLEGEDLY HIDING 'GENDER IDENTITY' OF KIDS
The U.S. Department of Education recently took action on this issue and launched an investigation of the California Department of Education over alleged violations of the Family Educational Rights Privacy Act (FERPA) after a new California law went into effect that bars schools from disclosing a child's "gender identity" to their parents.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom spokesperson Elana Ross told Fox News Digital in a statement Thursday, "Parents continue to have full, guaranteed access to their student's education records, as required by federal law."
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As Trump concluded his answer to the question, he said, "Women are, basically, incredible people, do so much for our country. And we love our women and we’re going to take care of our women."
Fox News Digital's Jamie Joseph contributed to this article.
Rachel Wolf is a breaking news writer for Fox News Digital and FOX Business.
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