{"id":122518,"date":"2021-02-09T16:59:42","date_gmt":"2021-02-09T21:59:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=122518"},"modified":"2021-02-09T17:27:38","modified_gmt":"2021-02-09T22:27:38","slug":"watch-psaki-pressed-about-girls-having-to-compete-against-trans-girls-dismisses-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-psaki-pressed-about-girls-having-to-compete-against-trans-girls-dismisses-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Psaki Pressed About Girls Having To Compete Against Trans Girls, Dismisses Concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-psaki-pressed-about-girls-having-to-compete-against-trans-girls-dismisses-concerns%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=122518&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/GettyImages-1301260687.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Pressed by a reporter on Tuesday about an Executive Order from President Joe Biden concerning \u201ctransgender rights\u201d and girls sports, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki dismissed real concerns regarding disadvantages biological girls will have to face when competing against biologically male transgender girls.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn President Biden\u2019s transgender rights executive action, specifically when it applies to high school sports, what message would the White House have for trans girls and cis girls who may end up competing against each other, and sparking some lawsuits and some concern among parents?\u201d Fox News reporter Rachel Sutherland asked Psaki. \u201cSo does the administration have guidance for schools and dealing with disputes arising over trans girls competing against and with cis girls?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The press secretary told Sutherland she did not understand the question but acknowledged her familiarity with EO from Biden.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not sure what your question is,\u201d Psaki said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe president\u2019s Executive Order has \u2013,\u201d Sutherland attempted to clarify.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m familiar with the order, but what was your question about it?\u201d Psaki responded.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe question is, does the president have a message for local school officials in dealing with these kinds of disputes that are already starting to arise between trans girls who are competing against cis girls, and a level playing field, particularly in high school sports when it leads to college scholarships,\u201d the Fox reporter said. \u201cIs there any kind of messaging or clarification that the White House wants to give on the executive order?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would just say that the president\u2019s belief is that trans rights are human rights, and that\u2019s why he signed that executive order,\u201d Psaki said, dismissing the concerns concerning biological girls.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd in terms of the determinations by universities and colleges, I\u2019d certainly defer to them,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>Biden\u2019s EO, signed on his first day in office, calls on schools to allow transgender athletes to compete in sports based off the gender with which they&nbsp;identify rather than their biological sex, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/biden-education-secretary-we-have-legal-responsibility-to-include-transgenders\">The Daily Wire<\/a> reported, \u201cThe order contradicts the Department of Education\u2019s Office of Civil Rights Title IX interpretation that such rules deny women equal athletic opportunities and violate federal law.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Department of Education ruling came after four female track athletes from Connecticut \u2014 Cardona\u2019s home state \u2014 challenged the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference rules that allow transgender males to compete against biological females,\u201d The Daily Wire noted. \u201cAccording to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailysignal.com\/2020\/06\/26\/high-school-runner-who-lost-to-transgender-athletes-will-compete-in-college\/\">The Daily Signal<\/a>, the lawyers representing the female athletes believe the Connecticut rule violates sex discrimination laws, which mandate that schools treat male and female athletes equally.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In an op-ed published at The Daily Wire,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/women-shouldnt-accept-third-place-in-a-race-they-won\">Kelley Paul<\/a>, a political consultant and author, argued that Biden\u2019s EO, in effect, asks \u201cwomen and girls to be gracious and smile politely from the sidelines as they accept third, fourth or fifth place as biological males dominate the competition, sweeping up girls athletic state championships and college scholarships.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cThis is exactly what has happened in Connecticut, where two biologically male runners brought home 15 women\u2019s state championship titles between 2017 and 2019,\u201d she noted, referring to Connecticut high schooler Selina Soule.<\/p>\n<p>As reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/watch-female-high-schooler-speaks-out-after-losing-amanda-prestigiacomo\">The Daily Wire<\/a>,&nbsp;Soule competed in a high-stakes competition where two biologically male transgender sprinters beat the field, taking first and second place by significant margins. Soule finished in 8th place, missing an opportunity to compete in front of college coaches by two places.<\/p>\n<p>WATCH:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PressSec?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PressSec<\/a> is asked what the White House message is to girls being forced to compete in sports against biological males:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The president&#8217;s belief is that trans rights are human rights\u2026 In terms of the determinations by universities and colleges, I would certainly defer to them&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jCmPDoLcHw\">pic.twitter.com\/jCmPDoLcHw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DailyCaller\/status\/1359205200427425795?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 9, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Related:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/women-shouldnt-accept-third-place-in-a-race-they-won\">Women Shouldn\u2019t Accept Third Place In A Race They&nbsp;Won<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/span><\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em><span>member<\/span><\/em><\/a><em><span>.&nbsp;<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pressed by a reporter on Tuesday about an Executive Order from President Joe Biden concerning \u201ctransgender rights\u201d and girls sports, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki dismissed real concerns regarding &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1893028,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4432,6060,4182,6059,3810,4516],"class_list":["post-122518","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-about","tag-girls","tag-having","tag-pressed","tag-psaki","tag-watch"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122518","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=122518"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122518\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1893028"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=122518"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=122518"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=122518"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}