{"id":2573465,"date":"2026-02-25T10:25:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T15:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-excoriates-democrats-for-supporting-child-mutilation-during-sotu-speech-these-people-are-crazy\/"},"modified":"2026-02-25T10:26:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T15:26:57","slug":"trump-excoriates-democrats-for-supporting-child-mutilation-during-sotu-speech-these-people-are-crazy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-excoriates-democrats-for-supporting-child-mutilation-during-sotu-speech-these-people-are-crazy\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Excoriates Democrats for Supporting Child Mutilation During SOTU Speech: &#8216;These People Are Crazy&#8217;"},"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-excoriates-democrats-for-supporting-child-mutilation-during-sotu-speech-these-people-are-crazy%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=2573465&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>The article covers President Donald Trump\u2019s State of the Union remarks, in which he attacked Democrats and what he labeled the gender transition industry, urging an immediate ban on policies that transition minors without thier parents\u2019 consent. It portrays Trump as directing sharp criticism at Democratic lawmakers who did not applaud his stance on protecting children, framing the issue as a broader fight over parental rights and state involvement in gender identity decisions. The piece cites the Sage Blair case\u2014where a 14-year-old was reportedly socially transitioned without her parents\u2019 knowledge and later faced repercussions\u2014as a central example of the alleged problems Trump described,drawing on Roll Call and The Daily Caller for context and details about a related Virginia lawsuit against school officials. It also notes the broader media and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-canada-mass-shooters-uncle-confirms-he-was-trans-according-to-report-10-dead-at-least-25-others-injured\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Canada Mass Shooter&#039;s Uncle Confirms He Was Trans According to Report - 10 Dead, at Least 25 Others Injured\">social-media context surrounding<\/a> the speech, including tweets and other coverage.the article presents Trump\u2019s remarks as a partisan push to restrict gender-transition policies for minors and to emphasize parental control over such decisions.  <\/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>President Donald Trump blasted Democrats and the gender transition industry Tuesday night during his State of the Union speech.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Surely we can all agree no state can be allowed to rip children from their parents&rsquo; arms and transition them to a new gender against the parents&rsquo; will. Who can believe that we&rsquo;re even talking about it? We must ban it, and we must ban it immediately,&rdquo; Trump said in a video <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/kaitlancollins\/status\/2026496595944968378\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted<\/a> to X.<\/p>\n<p>Trump then glared at Democratic lawmakers who refused to applaud protecting children.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">TRUMP: &ldquo;Surely we can all agree no state can be allowed to rip children from their parents arms and transition them to a new gender against the parents will.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>*Democrats stay seated*<\/p>\n<p>TRUMP: &ldquo;Look, nobody stands up. These people are crazy. I&rsquo;m telling you, they&rsquo;re crazy!&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3PPqvhaOn8\">pic.twitter.com\/3PPqvhaOn8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chief Nerd (@TheChiefNerd) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheChiefNerd\/status\/2026517608103645484?\">February 25, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Look, nobody stands up. These people are crazy. I&rsquo;m telling you. They&rsquo;re crazy,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re lucky we have a country, with people like this. Democrats are destroying our country but we&rsquo;ve stopped it just in the nick of time,&rdquo; Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>Moments earlier, Trump summarized the story of Sage Blair and her mother, Michelle.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In 2021, Sage was 14 when school officials in Virginia sought to socially transition her to a new gender, treating her as a boy and hiding it from her parents. Hard to believe, isn&rsquo;t it? Before long, a confused Sage ran away from home,&rdquo; Trump said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/rollcall.com\/factbase\/sotu\/transcript\/trump-sotu-20260224\/\">Roll Call<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;After she was found in a horrific situation in Maryland, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/read-in-full-president-donald-trumps-state-of-the-union-speech\/\" title=\"READ IN FULL: President Donald ...&#039;s ... of the Union speech\">left-wing judge refused<\/a> to return Sage to her parents because they did not immediately state that their daughter was their son,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Sage was thrown into an all-boys state home and suffered terribly for a long time. But today, all of that is behind them because Sage is a proud and wonderful young woman with a full ride scholarship to Liberty University,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Trump asked the two to stand as he praised them for &ldquo;your great bravery.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And who can believe that we&rsquo;re even speaking about things like this. Fifteen years ago, if somebody was up here and said that, they&rsquo;d say, &lsquo;what&rsquo;s wrong with him?&rsquo; But now we have to say it because it&rsquo;s going on all over, numerous states, without even telling the parents,&rdquo; Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>As noted by <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2026\/02\/24\/donald-trump-gender-transition-virginia-sage-blair-state-of-union-address-speech-guest-invite\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Daily Caller<\/a>, in 2023, Michele Blair <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ca4.uscourts.gov\/opinions\/241682.P.pdf\">sued<\/a> Appomattox County, Virginia, Public Schools saying educators encouraged her daughter to change genders without telling her.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit alleges that a school counselor &ldquo;told S.B., a diminutive 14-year-old girl with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/9-year-old-girl-pepper-sprayed-during-interaction-with-rochester-police\/\" title=\"9-Year-Old Girl Pepper Sprayed During Interaction With Rochester Police\">mental health issues<\/a>, that if she identified as a boy, she could use the male restroom at school,&rdquo; according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/who-is-sage-blair-trump-state-of-the-union-11575541\">Newsweek<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The counselor &ldquo;took the statement from a 14-year-old with significant mental health issues at face value, did not inform Mrs. Blair, and agreed to use S.B.&rsquo;s given name and female pronouns when speaking with Mrs. Blair, but use the male name and pronouns at school, so as to deceive Mrs. Blair as to how S.B. was being treated at school,&rdquo; the lawsuit said.wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Honored to stand alongside my courageous client Michelle Blair and her daughter Sage in DC today as they prepare to join the President as special guests at the State of the Union. For the second consecutive year, a CPRC family will be spotlighted before the nation.<\/p>\n<p>Michelle&rsquo;s&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FPKu69IM3G\">pic.twitter.com\/FPKu69IM3G<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Vernadette Broyles, Esq. 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