Saving Women's Sports

There was an incredible event at the White House yesterday when President Trump signed an executive order protecting women’s sports. Any educational institution that allows men to cheat in women’s sports will lose federal funding.

Trump also announced that he will deny travel visas to men coming to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics who want to cheat in women’s sporting events.

One reason the event was so remarkable was the huge crowd of young female athletes who were there to celebrate. When it was time to sign the order, President Trump invited them all to gather around his desk. The faces of the little girls next to him were beaming.

Another reason why this was such a special event is because it is a testament to what Christian courage can accomplish.

Riley Gaines, a former University of Kentucky swimmer, was front and center yesterday. After years of humiliation by a fully developed man cheating her out of awards and invading her privacy, yesterday was a moment of vindication.

After college, Gaines was ready to move on to dental school. But God laid it on her heart to become a champion for girls and young women. Following God’s call, she launched a movement that swept the country and united people of all backgrounds.

Gaines appeared on Sean Hannity’s show last night with fitness guru Jillian Michaels, who, at first glance, may not seem like an obvious ally in this fight. Michaels is an open lesbian, all in on gay and lesbian rights.

But she is a feminist. She’s not on board with the insane idea that men can be women. She doesn’t want women’s spaces invaded, she doesn’t want her son told he can be a girl, and she doesn’t want the entire concept of what a woman is to be obliterated.

Michaels said she approached the transgender issue from a scientific perspective. In addition to her fitness experience, she read 19 studies that confirmed the obvious scientific, biological facts.

When Hannity asked Gaines what motivated her to stay in this fight and suffer the left’s vitriol, she replied:

“Yes, of course, we are fighting for objective truth, biological reality. But as a Christian, knowing we are fighting for biblical truth, it goes back to the first book: He created them male and female. That’s all the research I need.”

During an event with faith leaders last year, I had the opportunity to ask President Trump how he would handle the left’s efforts to smash the hopes and dreams of female athletes. He replied, “It’s going to end . . . Gary. We’re not going to put up with it.”

I am also pleased to report that the NCAA responded positively to President Trump’s order, saying it created a “clear, national standard” and the NCAA “will take necessary steps to align NCAA policy in the coming days.”