Donald Trump has ordered California authorities to block a transgender high school athlete from competing in this week’s state championships amid outrage over their dominant performances.
AB Hernandez of Jurupa Valley, who is a biological male, is at the center of fierce controversy after cruising to a number of resounding long jump and triple jump wins over female opponents for their school.
The junior student’s victories at last weekend’s California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section Masters Meet earned them qualification to the state championships, which will be held in the California city of Clovis from May 30-31.
And after the trans track star secured a place in those championships, Trump has sensationally intervened in a bid to prevent Hernandez from competing.
In his latest post on Truth Social, the president took aim at California governor Gavin Newsom for allowing the ‘totally demeaning’ and ‘unfair’ situation to play out, while also urging local authorities to do what’s necessary to stop it.
Trump wrote: ‘California, under the leadership of Radical Left Democrat Gavin Newscum, continues to ILLEGALLY allow “MEN TO PLAY IN WOMEN’S SPORTS.”
Donald Trump has ordered California authorities to block a trans athlete from competing
AB Hernandez of Jurupa Valley is making waves in track and field in contentious fashion
‘This week a transitioned Male athlete, at a major event, won “everything,” and is now qualified to compete in the “State Finals” next weekend.
‘As a Male, he was a less than average competitor. As a Female, this transitioned person is practically unbeatable. THIS IS NOT FAIR, AND TOTALLY DEMEANING TO WOMEN AND GIRLS.
‘Please be hereby advised that large scale Federal Funding will be held back, maybe permanently, if the Executive Order on this subject matter is not adhered to. The Governor, himself, said it is “UNFAIR.” I will speak to him today to find out which way he wants to go???
‘In the meantime I am ordering local authorities, if necessary, to not allow the transitioned person to compete in the State Finals. This is a totally ridiculous situation!!!’
The latest example of a trans athlete competing in female sports comes after Trump’s bill to ban that from happening fell into the senate earlier this month.
Legislation that aimed to bar trans women and girls nationwide from participating in school athletic competitions designated for female athletes failed to advance in a divided Senate as Democrats stood united against an issue that Republicans leveraged in last year’s elections.
A test vote on the bill failed to gain the 60 votes needed to advance in the chamber as senators stuck to party lines in a 51-45 vote tally.
The bill sought to determine Title IX protections ‘based solely on a person´s reproductive biology and genetics at birth.’
Trump says the high school athlete should be banned from this week’s state championships
The president insists Hernandez’s inclusion is ‘totally demeaning’ and ‘unfair’ to female rivals
Hernandez was also in the headlines last weekend after a teenage girl they beat to first place at a track-and-field meet waited for her rival to get down from the top of the podium before posing up there herself.
And as the controversy surrounding their participation continues, the trans athlete’s mom has been confronted by angry parents whose daughters are losing out on gold medals as a result.
In a video which has gone viral on TikTok, the mother in question is approached by another mom who questions why she is allowing her male-born child to compete in women’s sports.
‘What a coward of a woman you are allowing that,’ she can be heard shouting.
The parent is also heard saying: ‘Your mental illness is on your son, coward.’