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Well, good morning, Ben, and it was. It was really cool to be there. The whole room was filled with women, whether it was middle school girls who were female athletes, advocates, people like Sage Steele, Riley Gaines, members of the Independent Women's Forum, all gathered to celebrate the historic day when Trump banned men from women's sports.
My favorite moment was when he gathered all of these kids around him. He kind of joked that they were going to make the Secret Service nervous, but he said, if you guys are going to be the biggest threat we have, then that's a bigger problem. And he gathered them around him to watch this signing.
My favorite moment was when he gathered all of these kids around him. He kind of joked that they were going to make the Secret Service nervous, but he said, if you guys are going to be the biggest threat we have, then that's a bigger problem. And he gathered them around him to watch this signing.
My favorite moment was when he gathered all of these kids around him. He kind of joked that they were going to make the Secret Service nervous, but he said, if you guys are going to be the biggest threat we have, then that's a bigger problem. And he gathered them around him to watch this signing.
And I spoke to Riley Gaines afterwards, and she told me that this was a really moving moment for her and so many other people to see these little girls with their whole futures ahead of them, watching the President of the United States say, no longer will you be forced to compete against men who identify as women. And, of course, the White House band was playing.
And I spoke to Riley Gaines afterwards, and she told me that this was a really moving moment for her and so many other people to see these little girls with their whole futures ahead of them, watching the President of the United States say, no longer will you be forced to compete against men who identify as women. And, of course, the White House band was playing.
And I spoke to Riley Gaines afterwards, and she told me that this was a really moving moment for her and so many other people to see these little girls with their whole futures ahead of them, watching the President of the United States say, no longer will you be forced to compete against men who identify as women. And, of course, the White House band was playing.
Girls just want to have fun in the background. Dancing queen. It's a really lively event. And Trump himself seemed like he was in a great mood. The White House celebrated this aggressively on social media. And they understand this is an issue that many Americans voted on in the last election. It was what I like to call the sleeper issue.
Girls just want to have fun in the background. Dancing queen. It's a really lively event. And Trump himself seemed like he was in a great mood. The White House celebrated this aggressively on social media. And they understand this is an issue that many Americans voted on in the last election. It was what I like to call the sleeper issue.
Girls just want to have fun in the background. Dancing queen. It's a really lively event. And Trump himself seemed like he was in a great mood. The White House celebrated this aggressively on social media. And they understand this is an issue that many Americans voted on in the last election. It was what I like to call the sleeper issue.
Many, many Americans care about this very deeply, and they do not want men in women's spaces.
Many, many Americans care about this very deeply, and they do not want men in women's spaces.
Many, many Americans care about this very deeply, and they do not want men in women's spaces.
Yes, so we wanted to see kind of how far this order extends, right? Because in 2028, the Olympics will be held in Los Angeles. So I asked Caroline, how does this apply to the 2028 Olympics? Are we going to allow men who identify as women to compete as females? And she said that, yes, it's the position of the Trump administration that men shouldn't be competing in the Olympics as women on U.S.
Yes, so we wanted to see kind of how far this order extends, right? Because in 2028, the Olympics will be held in Los Angeles. So I asked Caroline, how does this apply to the 2028 Olympics? Are we going to allow men who identify as women to compete as females? And she said that, yes, it's the position of the Trump administration that men shouldn't be competing in the Olympics as women on U.S.
Yes, so we wanted to see kind of how far this order extends, right? Because in 2028, the Olympics will be held in Los Angeles. So I asked Caroline, how does this apply to the 2028 Olympics? Are we going to allow men who identify as women to compete as females? And she said that, yes, it's the position of the Trump administration that men shouldn't be competing in the Olympics as women on U.S.
soil. So that was really interesting. It was great to hear her clarify that. I also asked her about media standards when it comes to
soil. So that was really interesting. It was great to hear her clarify that. I also asked her about media standards when it comes to
soil. So that was really interesting. It was great to hear her clarify that. I also asked her about media standards when it comes to
language and the gender issue, because we see so many outlets, except of course the Daily Wire, using the activist language of groups like the ACLU and GLAAD, which tell reporters to say things like gender-affirming care or to call men who identify as women transgender females.