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Last Updated:May 03, 2025, 22:28 IST
Donald Trump mocked transgender athlete while also criticising laws that let them take part in women’s sports. He also said that his remarks may make his wife Melania "very upset".
Trump mocks transgender athlete (Reuters File Image)
US President Donald Trump, while recalling how his act could “upset" his wife, Melania, impersonated a transgender athlete and criticised rules that let them take part in women’s sports.
Trump was speaking at the University of Alabama on Thursday night, where he mocked the inclusion of transgender women in women’s competitions and joked that his comments often land him “in trouble" with the First Lady.
“The greatest is like weightlifting, you ever see weightlifting? Where they have a record that wasn’t broken in 18 years," Trump said, describing a situation with a female athlete competing against a transgender athlete. Before doing his impression, he asked the crowd if he should continue, even though Melania doesn’t approve.
“Should I imitate him? My wife gets very upset when I do this. She says, ‘Darling, it’s not presidential,’ I say, ‘Yeah, but people like it,’" Trump said.
“All right, I’m in trouble when I get home, but that’s OK, what the hell. I’ve been in lots of trouble before," the President added.
Trump acted out a scene where a female weightlifter struggles to lift a small amount of weight, and then a “transitioned person" easily outperforms her. “Mom, I’m gonna do it," he said in a high-pitched voice while pretending to lift weights on stage. He added, “Then a guy shows up—or a girl, or whatever," referring to a transgender person. “He couldn’t win as a male weightlifter, but now lifts 206 pounds easily—just boom, boom, boom."
He ended by stating that the transgender athlete would shatter the record by “119 pounds" and added, “That’s not right".
Trump’s speech came just a few days after his administration said that the University of Pennsylvania broke federal civil rights laws by allowing transgender athletes to compete in women’s sports. The Department of Education said the university went against Title IX rules by not giving women equal chances in sports.
Location :United States of America (USA)
First Published:News world ‘Darling, It's Not Presidential’: Trump Mocks Trans Athlete, Jokes Wife Melania Will Be ‘Upset’
