Donald Trump Jr. heavily criticised transgender athletes in a speech at a pro-Trump rally, held hours before riots broke out in Washington DC on Wednesday January 6.
According to NBC News, Trump Jr. referenced a recent study that suggested trans women retain an athletic advantage over their cisgender peers even after a year of hormone treatment, following extensive national debates on the rights of trans women to participate in competitive sporting leagues.
He also criticised the US government for donating “$10 million to Pakistan on gender studies … and billions elsewhere that is driven by the insanity of the left.” Rodrigo Heng-Lehtinen, deputy executive director for the National Center for Transgender Equality, said Trump Jr.’s comments.