ESPN star Stephen A. Smith created his stance on inclusion in girls and women's sports in an interview on Radiolow in New Orleans ahead of Super Bowl LIX.
Smith appeared in an interview with Bloomberg last week to discuss his political aspirations. The clip was released on Saturday. He considered himself a “centric” when it comes to political tendencies, but when it comes to trans athletes who play in women's sports, he took a different line.
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Sadie Schreiner is holding the transgender flag after finishing third in the final of the 200m race at the NCAA DIII Outdoor Athletics Championship on May 25, 2024. (Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post byotty Images)
“That's how I see it. LGBTQ rights and all of that, I fully support it, but trans athletes are transitioning to women and compete in women's sports. When it was a different animal from me, he said.
“It's not just LGBTQ rights. It's about exploring women's rights everywhere they are born, and they're at a decided disadvantage.”
Smith's stance came when President Donald Trump signed an executive order to ban trans athletes from competing with women and girls.
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Stephen A. Smith of the ESPN NBA Countdown Live Set at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California, October 23, 2024. (Kirby Lee-Imagn image)
The NCAA has changed its policy in accordance with Trump's executive order.
Trump's education secretary choice Linda McMahon also said he doesn't think trans athletes should compete with women and girls in sports.
“I don't think that biological boys should be able to compete with girls in sports, and now it was Trump's run so hard that people weren't just being told, but the courts. I think it's because I believe he spoke. “McMahon said.
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President Donald Trump will sign an executive order in the East Room of the White House on Wednesday, February 5, 2025, banning transgender female athletes from competing in female or girl sporting events. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
a National exit survey Concerned Women for Women (CWA) Legislative Action Committee found that 70% of moderate voters “Donald Trump plays girls and women's sports in men and women's bathrooms We found out we saw the opposite problem between trans boys and men using “It's important to them. And 6% said it was the most important issue of all, 44% replied that it was “very important.”
Fox News' Jackson Thompson contributed to this report.
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