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Trump Freezes $175 Million in Federal Funding to the University of Pennsylvania Following Transgender Swimmer Debate

The action follows President Trump’s executive order, ‘Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports,’ signed in February.

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Lia Thomas of the University of Pennsylvania at the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships, March 17, 2022, at Atlanta. AP/John Bazemore, file
JOSEPH CURL
JOSEPH CURL

The Trump administration has yanked $175 million in federal funding from the University of Pennsylvania after the school violated Title IX laws regarding fairness in women’s sports in order to allow transgender athlete Lia Thomas — a biological male — to compete in women’s swimming contests. 

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JOSEPH CURL
JOSEPH CURL

Mr. Curl covered the White House for a dozen years as a correspondent for the Washington Times. He also ran the Drudge Report for four years as the morning editor.

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