Former President Trump on Tuesday signaled he would ban transgender athletes from competing on sports teams that match their gender identity though an executive order if he wins reelection next month.
During a taped town hall of only female voters in Cumming, Ga., with Fox News’s Harris Faulkner, Trump was asked by an audience member how he would handle “the transgender issue” in women’s sports as president.
“It’s such an easy question, and everybody in the room, and you know that answer,” Trump said during Tuesday’s town hall on The Faulkner Focus. “We’re not going to let it happen.”
Trump in his response referenced a viral video of a transgender college volleyball player in California spiking a ball in her opponent’s face. The player hit with the ball was unharmed, and the transgender athlete’s team ultimately lost the match in straight sets.
“I never saw a ball hit so hard,” Trump said, referring to the video. His administration, he said, will “absolutely stop” schools from allowing transgender athletes to play on sports teams that match their gender identity.
“You can’t have it,” he said.