Payton McNabb, a former female secondary volleyball player who was seriously injured when a transgender opponent shot a ball on his face, will be one of President Donald Trump’s guests in his joint speech to Congress on Tuesday night.
McNabb suffered the injury when he was Junior in Hiwassee Dam High School in Murphy, North Carolina, and has helped lead the burden to maintain the women’s and girls sports fair. She was one of the athletes who attended the Trump event when she signed the executive order of “No Men In Women’s Sports”.
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Payton McNabb was seriously injured after being hit in the head and neck by a transgender identifier man in the opposite volleyball team. (Courtesy of Payton McNabb)
She told Pak Gazette on Monday that she was surprised to hear that she received the offer.
“It is such an incredible honor, and I am very grateful, and I cannot believe that they invite me. I know that President Trump really supports what we have been fighting and for what I have been advocating for more than two years,” he said. “And it is really great to get men from women’s sports and their spaces.
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“So, I think this is just his way of letting us know that he sees us and is with us, and I am very grateful for that.”
In the work in question, McNabb said that he suffered a brain brain bleeding and permanent cervical whip. Later, he said he dealt with partial paralysis and vision problems.
McNabb said he did not expect Trump to talk about his story, but that it would be “crazy” if he did.
“I know he is addressing many important things. So, I will not assume anything. But if he does, then I will be very grateful and very, very happy.”
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 in Washington, DC (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Trump is expected to describe his national and external policy plans with the government efficiency department that is expected to play an important role in the speech.
