{"id":2363315,"date":"2024-11-02T19:34:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-02T23:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-brings-roanoke-college-womens-swim-team-on-stage-in-virginia-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-02T19:35:20","modified_gmt":"2024-11-02T23:35:20","slug":"trump-brings-roanoke-college-womens-swim-team-on-stage-in-virginia-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-brings-roanoke-college-womens-swim-team-on-stage-in-virginia-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump brings Roanoke College women\u2019s swim team on stage in Virginia &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/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%2Ftrump-brings-roanoke-college-womens-swim-team-on-stage-in-virginia-washington-examiner%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=2363315&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--><p>Former President Donald\u2064 Trump\u200c recently honored\u200b the\u200d Roanoke College women&#8217;s swim team at a rally in \u200cSalem, Virginia, highlighting their\u200b objections to a biological male\u200b athlete&#8217;s participation in women&#8217;s sports. Trump \u2063capitalized on the team&#8217;s stance, pledging to enact an executive action to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mississippi-passes-bill-to-ban-biological-males-from-competing-against-women\/\" title=\"Mississippi Passes Bill To Ban Biological Males From Competing Against Women\">ban biological males<\/a> from competing in women&#8217;s events, which he\u2063 referred \u200dto as\u200c part of a fight against &#8220;radical left&#8217;s gender insanity.&#8221; The swim\u200c team members, who wore pink shirts advocating \u200cto keep men out of women&#8217;s sports, have been vocal \u200cabout their \u2064concerns after a transgender \u2064woman expressed interest in joining their team. Although the transgender swimmer later withdrew,\u200b the incident prompted\u2063 the team to push for changes within the NCAA and seek legal action against the organization\u2062 for what they deemed a violation of their rights. Team captain Lily \u2063Mullins\u2064 praised Trump&#8217;s commitment to supporting women&#8217;s rights, criticizing the \u200bBiden administration\u2062 for allowing what\u2063 she termed &#8220;anti-woman discrimination.&#8221; The event and \u200bthe\u2062 issues surrounding it resonate \u2062strongly within \u200dpolitical discussions regarding gender politics\u200d ahead of the upcoming elections.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump honors Roanoke College women&rsquo;s swim team in pledge to end &lsquo;gender insanity&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1871401\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>SALEM, Virginia &ndash; <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Former President Donald Trump\">Former President Donald Trump<\/a> Saturday brought a women&rsquo;s college swim team on stage that objected to a biological male athlete joining their team, betting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gender-ideology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">transgender politics<\/a> will animate his most ardent base of supporters.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Trump made the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.roanoke.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Roanoke College\">Roanoke College<\/a> women&rsquo;s swim team the face of his promise to ban biological males from competing in girls&rsquo; sports through executive action. He invited seven members of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.roanoke.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Roanoke College\">Roanoke College<\/a> women&rsquo;s swim team on stage, clad in pink shirts with a hotdog, saying men should be &ldquo;out of women&rsquo;s sports.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We will of course keep men out of women&rsquo;s sports, I promise,&rdquo; Trump said to the crowd in Virginia. &ldquo;Last year, the radical left&rsquo;s gender insanity arrived right here in Salem when a man was able to transfer onto the Roanoke College Women&rsquo;s swim team.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Trump invites the Roanoke College Women&rsquo;s swim team on stage during a rally in Salem, Va. (Graeme Jennings, Washington Examiner)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Trump later pledged to get <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">critical race theory<\/a> and &ldquo;transgender insanity&rdquo; out of schools.<\/p>\n<p>The team has been outspoken, calling on the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">stop allowing male intrusion<\/a> into sex-specific sports after a <a href=\"https:\/\/cardinalnews.org\/2023\/10\/05\/roanoke-college-womens-swim-team-objected-to-trans-athlete-faults-school-for-lack-of-support\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">recent incident <\/a>in which a transgender woman wanted to join the team after competing as a man. While the trans swimmer ultimately withdrew the request to swim on the team, the women felt their civil rights had been violated and some are involved in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/news\/female-swimmers-sue-ncaa-over-male-competition-demand-return-of-trophies-monetary-damages\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">suing <\/a>the NCAA.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The brave members of the swim team stood up to the transgender fanatics,&rdquo; Trump said before bringing the women on stage.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Huge reaction here in Virginia to Trump saying, &ldquo;let&rsquo;s keep men out of women&rsquo;s sports&rdquo;: Trump says radicaleized gender see and insanity arrived &ldquo;when a man was allowed to transfer onto the Roanoke College women swim team.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Samantha-Jo Roth (@SamanthaJoRoth) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SamanthaJoRoth\/status\/1852830098929422772?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 2, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>Lily Mullins, a team captain, was involved in the ongoing controversy that ensued. She praised Trump for &ldquo;standing with women.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3067147\/republicans-democrats-lay-groundwork-election-results-fights\/\"><strong>REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS LAY GROUNDWORK FOR ELECTIONS RESULTS FIGHTS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have advocated for and pushed for this anti-woman, sex-based discrimination to continue all over this country, point blank, it is unfair,&rdquo; Mullins said to applause from the crowd.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I would like to thank President Trump for standing with women and promising to protect the rights of all of us. We are so lucky to have a leader like President Trump who has common sense, who knows what a strong woman is and will fight for generations of girls to come, thank you so much.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In the closing days of the election, Republicans have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3194182\/transgender-politics-2024-trump-harris-democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">made one of their largest investments <\/a>in the culture wars yet, spending tens of millions to put Democrats on defense over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gender-ideology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">transgender politics<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/live-blog\/2024-election-campaign-live-updates-harris-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2024 ELECTIONS LIVE UPDATES: LATEST NEWS ON THE TRUMP-HARRIS PRESIDENTIAL RACE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s campaign and allied groups have flooded the airwaves with ads highlighting Vice President Kamala Harris&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3148517\/harris-backed-slashing-ice-transgender-illegal-immigrants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">past support<\/a> for sex reassignment surgeries for prison inmates. The commercials running in swing states come as Trump rests his case for a second term and attempts to paint <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3126220\/trump-leans-comrade-kamala-label-harris-pivots-left\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Harris as extreme<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What the hell is going wrong with our country, can you imagine? And the men don&rsquo;t realize [women are] tougher and smarter than us,&rdquo; Trump exclaimed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1871401\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1871401\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump honors Roanoke College swim team, pledges to end &#8216;gender insanity<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2657,"featured_media":2363316,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/110124_TRUMP_SALEM_VA-40-1024x682.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[44244,3634,5468,32076,44245],"class_list":["post-2363315","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-roanoke-college","tag-trump","tag-virginia","tag-washington-examiner","tag-womens-swim-team"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/110124_TRUMP_SALEM_VA-40-1024x682.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2363315","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\/2657"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2363315"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2363315\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2363316"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2363315"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2363315"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2363315"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}