{"id":2406948,"date":"2025-02-26T12:19:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-26T17:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pam-bondi-sends-ultimatum-to-3-states-defying-trumps-transgender-sports-order-i-hope-that-it-does-not-come-to-this\/"},"modified":"2025-02-26T13:08:54","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T18:08:54","slug":"pam-bondi-sends-ultimatum-to-3-states-defying-trumps-transgender-sports-order-i-hope-that-it-does-not-come-to-this","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pam-bondi-sends-ultimatum-to-3-states-defying-trumps-transgender-sports-order-i-hope-that-it-does-not-come-to-this\/","title":{"rendered":"Pam Bondi Sends Ultimatum to 3 States Defying Trump&#8217;s Transgender Sports Order: &#8216;I Hope That It Does Not Come to This&#8217;"},"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\">42<\/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%2Fpam-bondi-sends-ultimatum-to-3-states-defying-trumps-transgender-sports-order-i-hope-that-it-does-not-come-to-this%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=2406948&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>Attorney General Pam Bondi has\u200d issued warnings to state officials in Maine, Minnesota, \u200band \u2064California regarding compliance \u2062with President Trump&#8217;s executive order, which prohibits transgender women from competing in women&#8217;s sports. In \u2062her statements,Bondi emphasized the Department \u200bof Justice&#8217;s commitment to defending women&#8217;s rights and enforcing federal law,specifically title IX,which prohibits gender discrimination.<\/p>\n<p>Maine Governor Janet Mills publicly opposed \u2062the \u200border, leading to Trump&#8217;s threat to cut federal funding for state schools. Bondi indicated that investigations \u2063have\u200d commenced in Maine, Minnesota, and California \u2064due to state \u2064officials\u2019 defiance of the federal directive.\u200c She asserted that any state\u200c law conflicting with federal law must yield to the latter, describing the DOJ\u2019s intent to hold states accountable if they deny equal opportunities to female athletes.<\/p>\n<p>Deadline threats were laid\u2064 out if these states do \u200bnot comply, reflecting a politically charged conversation about gender, sports, and federal authority. Furthermore, Paula Scanlan, a former teammate\u200b of transgender \u2064swimmer lia Thomas, expressed\u200d concerns about the fairness of allowing transgender women to compete, \u2063arguing that it undermines the progress made under Title IX. The broader discussion touches on issues of \u200dequity\u2062 in sports\u200b and the implications of inclusion policies for women&#8217;s athletics.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Attorney General Pam Bondi has warned state officials in Maine, Minnesota and California that the hammer will come down upon them if they do not abide by President Donald Trump&rsquo;s executive order barring men who claim to be women from playing in women&rsquo;s sports.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This Department of Justice will defend women and does not tolerate state officials who ignore federal law,&rdquo; Bondi said in a statement, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/02\/25\/bondi-maine-minnesota-california-transgender-sports-00206091\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We will leverage every legal option necessary to ensure state compliance with federal law and President Trump&rsquo;s executive order,&rdquo; she added.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, Maine Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/hours-maine-gov-defies-trump-face-feds-hit-investigation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Janet Mills<\/a> openly defied Trump&rsquo;s order during a White House meeting with governors, leading Trump to threaten a halt to federal aid flowing to Maine&rsquo;s schools.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2025\/02\/keeping-men-out-of-womens-sports\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">order<\/a> framed male participation in women&rsquo;s sports as a denial of the rights of women under Title IX, which bans discrimination based on gender.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Bondi <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/ag\/media\/1390796\/dl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote in a letter<\/a> to Mills that the Office of Civil Rights has already begun an investigation into Maine. She said in letters to officials in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/ag\/media\/1390801\/dl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/ag\/media\/1390791\/dl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">California<\/a> that investigations there have also begun.<\/p>\n<p>In the letters, Bondi noted that state sports associations in Minnesota and California, and Mills herself, have said they will defy the order.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Indeed, despite initially assuring President Trump that you would &lsquo;comply with &hellip; federal law,&rsquo; you have since reversed course, stating that &lsquo;Maine law has addressed&rsquo; this issue and suggesting that the federal government&rsquo;s attempts to enforce federal antidiscrimination laws can only be explained by President Trump acting like &lsquo;a dictator,&rsquo;&rdquo; Bondi wrote to Mills.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This Department of Justice will hold accountable states and state entities that violate federal law,&rdquo; Attorney General Pam Bondi warned.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Let me be clear. Requiring girls to compete against boys in sports and athletic events violates Title IX of the Educational Amendments Act of 1972. And under the Constitution, federal law-including Title IX-is &lsquo;the supreme Law of the Land,&rsquo;&rdquo; Bondi added.<\/p>\n<p>She would continue: &ldquo;It therefore does not matter if Maine state law allows, or even requires, state athletic associations or other similar entities to require girls to compete against boys in sports and athletic events.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Where federal and state law conflict, states and state entities must follow federal law-not because we live in a dictatorship but because the Constitution requires states to follow the supreme law of the land,&rdquo; Bondi said.<\/p>\n<p>The letters said that if investigations show that officials &ldquo;are indeed denying girls an equal opportunity to participate in sports and athletic events by requiring them to compete against boys, the Department of Justice stands ready to take all appropriate action to enforce federal law.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I hope that it does not come to this. The Department of Justice does not want to have to sue states or state entities, or to seek termination of their federal funds,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/pam-bondis-doj-strips-administrative-judges-legal-shield-tees-trump-plow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bondi<\/a> wrote.<\/p>\n<p>She concluded: &ldquo;We only want states and state entities to comply with the law. And federal law requires giving girls an equal opportunity to participate in sports and athletic events by ensuring that girls need to compete only with other girls, not with boys.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Paula Scanlan, a former teammate of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trans-swimmer-lia-thomas-name-literally-vanish-record-books-3-women-play-cards-right\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">transgender<\/a> swimmer Lia Thomas, said the issue runs deeper than federal law, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/lia-thomas-ex-teammate-shreds-left-tolerating-transgender-athletes-womens-sports-lost-mind\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s not fair for them to compete because they&rsquo;re looking at a crazy difference between being in the men&rsquo;s category and being in the women&rsquo;s category. And the people that are saying this have lost their mind &hellip; because no one agrees with this. Even Democrats agree that men should not compete in women&rsquo;s sports,&rdquo; Scanlan said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s heartbreaking, and that&rsquo;s exactly why we&rsquo;ve fought so hard for this issue. Women didn&rsquo;t have sports back in the day. They fought so hard for Title IX, and now we&rsquo;re looking at having to fight all over again because mediocre male athletes want to put on a dress and grow their hair out and say that they&rsquo;re magically women one day. 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She stated that the Department of Justice is committed to defending women&#8217;s rights and will take necessary legal actions to ensure adherence to federal law. Bondi&#8217;s warning follows Maine Governor Janet Mills&#8217; public defiance of the order, which prompted Trump to threaten cuts to federal funding for Maine schools. In her letters, Bondi indicated that investigations into compliance have already begun in these states and emphasized that state laws cannot override federal regulations like Title IX. She expressed hope that legal action would not be necessary but affirmed the DOJ&#8217;s readiness to enforce compliance if girls are denied equal opportunities in sports<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2406949,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/pam-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2406948","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/pam-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2406948","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=2406948"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2406948\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2406992,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2406948\/revisions\/2406992"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2406949"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2406948"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2406948"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2406948"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}