NFL legend Brett Fabre spoke on Wednesday why he thought it was important to speak out and defend President Donald Trump's presidential order, excluding biological men from women's sports. did.
Trump signed the orders last week in the Eastern Room of the White House. The NCAA followed the lawsuit and complied with the order. Some states have defied the order and have since faced a Title IX investigation from Trump's education department.
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Former Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Fabre will speak at the then-President Donald Trump campaign rally held at the Ashwaubenon Ammunition Center on Wednesday, October 30, 2024. (Tork Mason/USA Today Network-Wisconsin)
Favre said in a video posted Wednesday that his daughters sometimes tell him to reconsider to post some of the things he does to X.
“I think there are some good things about being quiet, but there are also some factors that make you stand up for what you believe,” Fabre said. “And that's crazy because most of that is common sense and I think we think the president has to sign to keep men out of women's sports (the executive order) is absolutely crazy. .
“But that's the world we're in. We've been around for a while in the next four years. See how it unfolds. It's more stable and it's back to normal.
President Donald Trump, left, Brett Fabre. (AP Newsroom/Imagine)
Trans-athlete Sadie Schleiner is not competing for the RIT women's track team after Trump's executive order
Trump's order gave federal authorities punishment for federally funded entities that “deprive women and girls of opportunities for the movement of their faith.”
The NCAA announced a policy change one day later. “Student-athletes assigned males at birth may not compete on female teams,” the new policy reads. The new policy allows biological women to compete in male teams.
President Donald Trump will sign an executive order banning transgender female athletes from participating in female or girl sporting events on Wednesday, February 5, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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NCAA President Charlie Baker said the executive order provided “clear national standards.”
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