The former teammate of Lia Thomas left for tolerating transgender athletes in women’s sports


Paula Scanlan has fought to keep biological men from girls and women’s sports since her former teammate, Lia Thomas, a NCAA title three years ago.

Scanlan appeared on Tuesday “The Ingraham -Hoek” To discuss the lack of fairness when allowing transgender athletes to compete against biological women.

“It is not fair for them to compete because they look at a crazy difference between being in the category of men and are in the women category. And the people who say this have lost their mind … Because nobody agrees is Democrats that men don’t have to compete with the sports sports, ” Said scanlan.

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Paula Scanlon speaks

Paula Scanlan shares her story as a swimmer in Upenn with teammate Lia Thomas, the first transgender Division I -athlete who wins a title, in Scranton, Pa., 29 May 2024. (Aimee Dilger/Sopa Images/Lighttrocket via Getty Images)

“It is heartbreaking, and that is precisely why we fought so hard for this issue. Women used to have no sports. They fought so hard for Title IX, and now we look to have to fight all over again because mediocre male athletes one Want to put on dress and let their hair grow and say that they are magical women in one day.

Scanlan noted that “80% of Americans” believes that transgender girls and women should not participate on the basis of their gender identity, and “many” of her friends and relatives “who are lifelong Democrats, strictly voted for Donald Trump last November To strictly for Donald Trump problem. “

“And if that shows how wild unpopular it is, 80% of Americans agree on this. How many problems are 80% of Americans agree? That again shows where this is, that everyone has lost their mind, and Common sense is not playing men in women’s sports, “Scanlan continued.

Lia Thomas in Georgia

Penn Quakers swimmer Lia Thomas is preparing for the 200 free on the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships in Georgia Tech in Atlanta March 18, 2022. (Brett Davis/USA Today Sports)

Bondi warns three states to comply with the laws that keeps boys from girls’ sports or is experiencing legal action

“I think what we saw in these previous elections that so many voters had to come to our side because the left really lost their way with common sense … … If they want to keep doubling, I say, let them, but, but, But, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, but because of them, I hope they stop and do not realize voters. “

The US Department of Education Has Title IX investigations started for California, Minnesota and Maine because they are reportedly standing to compete transgender athletes against biological women in violation of Trump’s “Men Out of Women’s Sports” Executive Order signed on February 5.

The USDoe also investigates San Jose State; Scanlan’s Alma Mater, Penn; And a high school in Massachusetts. Transgender -Athletes Blaire Fleming and Thomas played for SJSU and Penn respectively.

Trump signs the No Men in Women's Sports Executive Order

President Donald Trump signs the No Men in Women’s Sports Executive Order in the law in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, February 5, 2025. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP)

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Trump even threatened to withhold the federal financing of Maine as GOV. Janet Mills continued to ignore his order.

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