The ESPN star, Stephen A. Smith, made clear its position on trans inclusion in girls and women sports during a Row Row in New Orleans before Super Bowl Lix.
Smith appeared in an interview for Bloomberg last week to talk about his political aspirations. The clip was published on Saturday. He said he considered himself a “centrist” when it came to political inclinations, but when it came to trans athletes playing in women’s sports, that is where he took a different line.
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Sadie Schreiner has a transgender flag after finishing third in the final of the 200 m race in the outdoor athletics championships of the NCAA DIII on May 25, 2024. (Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post through Getty Images)
“So that’s how I see it. LGBTQ rights and all that, I am in full support of that, but when transgender athletes, men are making the transition to women and compete in women’s sports, that is a different animal for me “, said.
“It is not just the LGBTQ rights. It is about addressing the rights of women everywhere that women were born, and are at a determined disadvantage.”
Smith’s position occurred when President Donald Trump signed an executive order to prohibit transgender athletes against women and girls.
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Stephen A. Smith on the SET of ESPN’s countdown to NBA in Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California, on October 23, 2024. (Kirby Lee-Imagn images)
The NCAA followed Trump’s executive order and changed its policy.
Linda McMahon, Trump’s choice for the Secretary of Education, also said he did not believe that trans athletes should compete against women and girls in sport.
“I don’t think biological boys can be able to compete against girls in sports, and I think that now that it has certainly not only spoken to people, because that was something that Trump ran a lot, but I think the court He has spoken, “McMahon said.
President Donald Trump signs an executive order that prohibits transgender athletes to compete in female sporting events or girls, in the east room of the White House, Wednesday, February 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
A national output survey conducted by the Legislative Action Committee for America (CWA) in question found that 70% of moderate voters saw the issue of the opposition of “Donald Trump to transgender children and men who play girls and the sports of women and transgender boys and men who used girls. And 6% said it was the most important issue of all, while 44% said it was “very important.”
