Paula Scanlan has been fighting to keep biological men out of girls and women's sports since former teammate Leah Thomas won the NCAA title three years ago.
On Tuesday, Scanlan appeared in “Ingraham's Angle” to discuss the lack of fairness that allows trans athletes to compete with biological women.
“It's not fair for them to compete because they see the insanity difference between being in the male category and being in the female category. And no one is saying this Because they don't agree. Democrats agree that men should not compete in women's sports,” Scanlan said.
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Paula Scanlan shares her story as an Upenn swimmer with teammate Leah Thomas, the first transgender Division I athlete to win the title on May 29, 2024 in Scranton, Pennsylvania. . (Aimee Dilger/SOPA Images/Lightrocket via Getty Images)
“It's heartbreaking and that's exactly why we fought so hard for this issue. Women didn't have the sports of that time. They fought hard for Title IX. I did because mediocre athletes would wear dresses, grow their hair and say that one day they're magically a woman.
Scanlan believes that “80% of Americans” should not participate based on their gender identity, and that she has a lifelong Democrat with her friends and family. “Many” voted for Donald Trump this November. problem. “
“And 80% of Americans agree if it shows how unpopular it is. The number of issues 80% of Americans agree, where is this, everyone Losing hearts and common sense shows that they don't have men. Play in women's sports,” continued Scanlan.
Penquaker's Swimming Marriott Thomas will prepare for 200 free trials at the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championship held at Georgia Tech in Atlanta on March 18, 2022. (Brett Davis/USA TODAY SPORTS)
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“I think a lot of voters had to come to our side because what we saw in this past election was that the left really lost its way in the general sense. For them. , I hope they stop and realize that voters don't want this.”
The U.S. Department of Education has launched a Title IX investigation into California, Minnesota and Maine. This continues to compete with trans athletes in biological women by signing on February 5th, refusing to “hold men out of women's sports” by Trump.
USDOE is also investigating the state of San Jose. Pen, Scanlan's alma mater. And then Massachusetts High School. Transgender athletes Blair Fleming and Thomas appeared in SJSU and Penn, respectively.
President Donald Trump did not sign the law in a women's sports executive order in the east room of the White House in Washington, D.C. on February 5, 2025. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP)
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If Gov. Janet Mills continued to ignore the order, Trump even threatened to withhold federal funds from Maine.
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