Donald Trump is no stranger to the NFL. Becoming the first sitting President to attend the Super Bowl made the extremely clear. Trump also hasn’t been mincing his words about Transgender Athletes in sports.
Now he is hearing it from an NFL Legend.
Donald Trump Sees NFL Legend Take Side On Transgender Athletes, Fans Can’t Believe It
Donald Driver, the former Green Bay Packers Super Bowl champion, recently expressed his thoughts on the issue:
“I think, you know, God made you how he made you,’ the former Green Bay Packers hero told Fox News. ‘And I think, at the end of the day, if he made you a male, then you compete in male sports. He made you a female; you compete in female sports. I think, at the end of the day, you canʼt compete at that level,” Driver said during his interview with Fox News Digital.
However, his statement came amid a nationwide debate on the trans athlete’s participation in women’s or girls’ sports. Despite the controversy, Driver expressed that he believes this prohibition aligns with his views that individuals should compete according to their biological sex.
“Girls are sometimes faster than guys, guys are sometimes faster than girls. Sometimes guys are stronger, sometimes girls are not. So, I think, at the end of the day, thatʼs how God made you, so you have to compete in the sport that God made you in,” he added.
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After initially signing the executive orders, the NCAA made changes to its rulebook regarding trans athletes. However, not everyone is complying with the orders.
Recently, the Donald Trump administration sued Maine over its refusal to enforce a ban on transgender athletes in female sports. This lawsuit significantly escalates the ongoing conflict between the Republican administration and Democratic Governor Janet Mills.
Governor Mills has stood firm, arguing that Maine’s laws support the inclusion of transgender athletes in girls’ sports. While the federal government claims that Maine is not in compliance with Title IX, which prohibits sex-based discrimination in education.
Attorney General Pam Bondi clarified that this issue is a top priority for President Trump. She also asserted that allowing transgender girls to compete in girls’ sports undermines fair competition for cisgender female athletes.
She mentioned that the administration might also take legal action against other states, like Minnesota and California.
In response, Governor Mills and Maine’s Attorney General Aaron Frey have strongly pushed back against the federal government’s move. They see the lawsuit as an overreach of federal power.
Mills frames the situation as a fight for states’ rights and the need to defend Maine’s human rights laws.
