MSNBC host Jen Psaki on Sunday urged Democrats not to buy into what she called a “manufactured panic” about biological males playing in women’s sports.
Trump’s camp is on the move advertisement The show will talk about how Harris pushed “behind the scenes” for transgender inmates to change their gender, while Trump will talk about how he pushed transgender prisoners to change their gender on Oct. 16, hosted by Fox News host Harris Faulkner. At the town hall, she said she supports banning biological males from participating in female sports competitions. Psaki argued that Democratic Rep. Seth Moulton of Massachusetts was wrong to criticize Democrats on the issue on Nov. 7 and stand by his own criticism. (Related: ‘It’s crazy on the other side’: John Kennedy explains the ‘message’ voters sent to ‘experts’ in Washington)
“There’s obviously a lot of soul-searching going on within the Democratic Party right now, and that’s a good thing,” Psaki said. “But my concern is that in this process of self-exploration, some Democrats may come to the wrong fundamental conclusions, among many other issues. What stuck with me was transgender rights.”
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“Right after the election, Congressman Seth Moulton told the New York Times, “Democrats are less concerned about offending anyone than being brutally honest about the challenges facing many Americans.” I have two little girls and I don’t want them to get run over by men or former male athletes on the field, but I say that as a Democrat. It must be scary. “And last week, Congressman Moulton appeared on this network to discuss these comments,” Psaki added on MSNBC on November 10, before playing footage defending Moulton’s position.
Moulton faced pushback from Tufts University professors and local Democrats; According to Karine Hajjar, a columnist for the Boston Globe, wrote that the university’s political science department would not facilitate internships in Moulton’s office.
“Listen, it’s good to reflect, but if it’s actually an issue in thousands of schools across the country, it’s worth having a discussion. But when a transgender girl plays in youth sports? There are incredibly few instances where this happens, and when you look at those instances, there is no evidence that these children are a threat to safety and equity,” Psaki argued. “When I say a small number of cases, I mean that when you count instances of transgender girls participating in youth sports in a single state, that number often rounds to zero.” (Related: Far-left lawmaker scolds fellow party member for criticizing party over transgender ideology)
“Take Utah. When the transgender athlete ban was passed there in 2022, there was a total of one transgender girl playing in youth sports,” Psaki continued. “When South Dakota passed the ban, only one transgender girl had competed in high school sports since 2013. In fact, these bans are making their way through Republican state legislatures in 2021. At the time, legislators in more than 20 states could not cite a single example of transgender athletes competing in their states or regions. ”
After the Leah Thomas incident, the issue of biological males identifying as transgender participating in women’s sports became controversial. won Women’s 500-yard final appearance at the 2022 NCAA Championships.
Multiple college teams have chosen to cancel games against the San Jose State University women’s volleyball team due to the presence of biological males on San Jose State’s roster. According to In the Los Angeles Times. (Click here to watch the Daily Caller documentary “Do No Harm”)
Peyton McNabb, a North Carolina high school volleyball player who suffered a life-ending concussion after being hit in the face by a transgender player’s spike during a volleyball game in September 2022, testified to Congress in April 2023. , citing ongoing medical symptoms resulting from the injury, Congress is expected to pass a bill that would ban biological males from participating in women’s sports.
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