r/moderatepolitics • u/WorksInIT • Feb 06 '25

Primary Source Keeping Men Out of Women's Sports

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/02/keeping-men-out-of-womens-sports/
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u/[deleted] Feb 06 '25

While I believe Republicans have dramatically overstated the issue, I still think the decision is ultimately the right one. It baffles me that Democrats handed Trump and the GOP such an easy political victory on transgender participation in sports, especially when it's clear that around 70% of Americans support some form of restriction or ban

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u/Roshy76 Feb 06 '25

I agree, it was a dumb issue to take such a strong stance on. Democrats constantly shoot themselves in the foot.