So far in this year's NCAA women's volleyball season, multiple schools have canceled their matches vs. San Jose State over the fact that they have a transgender senior, Blaine Fleming, playing for them.
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In view of this topic, 2024 presidential candidate Donald Trump, who has a granddaughter who is a golf prodigy, gave his stance on the issue, while speaking with Fox News host Harris Faulkner at an event in Pennsylvania.
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That is to say, Faulkner addressed the room to have everyone raise their hand for those who are "worried about biological men and boys competing in women's sports."
After every hand in the room went up, Trump commented, "It's so crazy."
Then Trump was asked, what was his plan in regard to biological male transgenders competing in women's sports.
The former president responded, "It's such an easy question... We're not going to let it happen."
Trump referenced the video clip of Fleming spiking the volleyball in a match.
"You look at just yesterday, they had a volleyball match. Did you see that where a person that transitioned from man to female... and I saw the slam, I never saw a ball hit so hard, hit the girl on the head. But other people, even in volleyball, have been hurt really badly, women playing men..."
He continued, "We stop it, we absolutely stop it. You can't have it. It's a man playing in the game, I mean physically from a muscular [difference]... Look at what's happened in swimming, look at all the records that are being broken."
Faulkner asked Trump, "So how do you stop it, do you go to the sports leagues or Olympic council?"
The former commander-in-chief responded, "You just ban it. The president bans it, you just don't let it happen."
In view of this, the players on Nevada's women's volleyball team told Outkick, that they were going to join the previous opposing schools, by taking a stand and forfeiting their October 26 match vs. SJSU, but their own school ultimately decided to override it.
The original statement read, "We, the University of Nevada Reno women's volleyball team, forfeit against San Jose State University and stand united in solidarity with the volleyball teams of Southern Utah University, Boise State University, the University of Wyoming, and Utah State University."
As for the NCAA, they have announced (per The National News Desk) that they will adhere to Title IX, which protects a transgender athlete's eligibility to compete.
Citing that they will "continue to promote Title IX, make unprecedented investments in women's sports and ensure fair competition for all student-athletes in all NCAA championships."
There has been much controversy surrounding this issue, as even Fleming's own SJSU teammate/roommate/co-captain, Brooke Slusser, is against her participation, as she has joined a lawsuit, which is suing the NCAA for violations of its Title XI inclusion of trans athletes in women's collegiate sports.
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