Hall of Fame Quarterback Brett Fabre He praised President Donald Trump on Thursday this week after signing an executive order that effectively bans trans athletes from competing in women's and women's sports.
Trump signed “Exclude men from women's sports” Wednesday order. This requires entities receiving federal funds to work with Title IX. Title IX was changed last week to allow the Trump administration to recognize protections based on biological sex.
President Donald Trump spoke as he signed the document in his oval office in the White House in Washington, DC on February 4, 2025. (Reuters/Elizabeth Franz/File Photo)
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“President @RealdonaldTrump is grateful that he has signed an initiative to prevent biological boys from competing with women,” Favre said in a post on the X of the Executive Order. “It's sad that this had to happen at this age and at this age, but I'm happy that it was possible.”
Fabre also thanked Gaines for hosting it. “Gaines for Girls” by Outkick Podcast, “It's part of this initiative to move this forward.”
Former Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Fabre will take the stage at the then presidential candidate Donald Trump campaign rally held at the Resh Center in Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin on Wednesday, October 30, 2024. (Tork Mason/USA Today Network-Wisconsin)
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Surrounded by female athletes, Trump declared at the signing ceremony that “the war with women's sports is over.”
In response to the executive order, NCAA Chairman Charlie Baker said the board will review it and take steps to adjust the organization's policies in the coming days.
“The NCAA is an organization of 1,100 universities from all 50 states that collectively register more than 50,000 student-athletes,” the statement read.
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“We strongly believe that clear, consistent, unified eligibility standards will best serve today's student-athletes, rather than a patchwork of conflicting state laws and court decisions. That's why President Trump's orders are It provides clear national standards.”
NCAA President Charlie Baker will be holding the UCLA Bruins and South Carolina during the Sweet 16th round of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament held at the Bonsecours Wellness Arena in Greenville, South Carolina on March 25, 2023. Television interviews will be held during the match with the Gamecock. (Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
Trump also turned his attention International Olympic Committee (IOC) Ahead of the 2028 game in Los Angeles.
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Pressure arises amid the imminent change in leadership in the IOC. Currently President Thomas Bach is set to retire, and Sebastian Coe, the best candidate to replace him, spoke publicly about his position in protecting women's sports.
Fox News' Ryan Gaydos and the Associated Press contributed to this report.
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