Caitlyn Jenner has released a statement regarding another one of Donald Trump’s controversial executive orders that directly impacts transgender athletes in women’s sports.
Earlier this week, Trump, 78, signed the new legislation while voicing his opposition to transgender athletes competing on women’s sports teams. He also announced plans to cut federal funding for schools that permit it.
On Wednesday (February 5), speaking from the White House, he declared: “We will defend the proud tradition of female athletes. From now on, women’s sports will be only for women. The war on women’s sports is over.”
The Republican further stated that this policy is part of a “sweeping effort to reclaim our culture and our laws” and that the Education Department would instruct schools that allowing transgender athletes to compete would violate federal laws prohibiting sex-based discrimination.
Currently, Title IX, a federal law, ensures that schools receiving government funding cannot discriminate based on sex.
Under Trump’s new order, schools accepting taxpayer money that “let men take over women’s sports teams or invade your locker rooms” will face investigation. He warned: “There will be no federal funding. So this will effectively end the attack on female athletes.”
Caitlyn Jenner, the former Olympic champion who publicly came out as a transgender woman in 2015, took to X (formerly Twitter) to share a statement that has left millions surprised—openly expressing her support for Trump’s latest decision.
“Another victory in the fight for protecting women’s sports!” Jenner wrote. “President Trump signs an Executive Order keeping biological men out of women’s sports!”
She continued: “As an Olympian, I will continue to fight this issue, lobbying sport governing body’s all over the world to follow our lead!”
The reality star—who previously told USA Today that she had received “more flak for being a conservative Republican than I have for being trans”—remains one of the most well-known LGBTQ+ athletes, having secured an Olympic gold medal in the decathlon at the peak of her career.
Unsurprisingly, her latest post has sparked widespread confusion among her online followers.
