Education Secretary Linda McMahon on Thursday sent a letter to California Governor Gavin Newsom warning him that the state must comply with President Donald Trump’s executive order barring biological males from women’s sports or risk the state’s federal funding for schools.
"Your recent comments about male athletes playing in women’s sports—that it is 'deeply unfair'—came to the attention of my office this week," the letter began, noting Newsom’s first podcast episode featuring Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, in which they discussed trans-identified males playing in women’s sports.
🚨🚨BREAKING: Education Secretary Linda McMahon has just formally WARNED California Governor Gavin Newsom to comply with federal law on prohibiting males in women's sports and in other sex-separated spaces or else risk losing federal funding:
— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) March 27, 2025
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