OAN Staff James Meyers
11:25am – Wednesday, March 19th, 2025
The Trump administration has announced it has frozen $175 million in taxpayer funds at the University of Pennsylvania by opposing the executive actions of the University of Pennsylvania president and allowing trans athletes to compete in women's sports.
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The pulled funds account for almost a fifth of the overall Ivy League college money received last year. According to Fox Businessfunds came from the Department of Defense and the Department of Health and Human Services.
“Promise, the promise was held,” the White House account was posted on X Wednesday.
Ivy League University risks losing all of its federal funds in a potential investigation into a Title IX violation after winning $1 billion in federal funds in 2024.
However, the funding suspension is not a direct result of UPenn's investigation. The Ministry of Education announced the day after 47.th The president signed an executive order on February 5th “demote men out of women's sports.”th.
The Ivy League school focused on trans athlete participation after one of the male swimmers changed gender and started competing for the women's team, eventually winning the NCAA Division I title.
Trans swimmer Leah Thomas won the women's 500-yard freestyle after transitioning before the 2022 season.
Thomas also came in fifth place against the then University of Kentucky female swimmer Riley Gaines.
“Three years ago, I tied it together by racing at the DI NCAA Championship in 200 freestyle,” Gaines posted on X on Wednesday.
“Today, the Trump administration suspended $175 million in federal funding to the University of Pennsylvania for this reason. It's a coincidence.”
The division also becomes Title IX issue after pursuing San Jose State University and allowing trans volleyball players to compete on women's teams.
The Inter-Massachusetts Governance Movement Association may also violate federal gender-based non-discrimination laws.
The latest shutdown in fundraising comes after Trump focused on Maine's colleges for potential Title IX violations.
February, 47th The president has launched an investigation that could end up with Maine schools losing $250 million in federal funds per year.
At the governor's summit last month, Trump criticized Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D-Maine) for her transgender movement policy, arguing that her state must be in line with the policy.
“You're a better observance! Otherwise you don't have federal funding,” he told Mills.
The governor of Maine has recovered: “See you in court!”
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