President Trump pumps up the 'Protect College Sports Act' as the Senate works to pass it
Key Points:
- President Donald Trump strongly supports the Protect College Sports Act and has urged Congress to pass it before recess, emphasizing its importance for protecting women's and Olympic sports.
- Trump claims the bill safeguards laws in 27 states that ban biological men from competing in women's sports, asserting that it protects female athletes and university programs.
- The president has called for bipartisan cooperation in Congress to send the bill to his desk for signing, warning of negative consequences if the legislation is not passed.
- Republican senators have filed an amendment aimed at preventing the bill from overriding state laws related to women's sports.
- The White House issued a memo clarifying that the Protect College Sports Act would not override state laws on the participation of biological men in women's sports, affirming states' rights to legislate on the matter.