Ex-Vikings player rips Minnesota AG as state sues Trump to keep trans athletes in girls sports

Panelists Payton McNabb and Paula Scanlan discuss the political debate over transgender athletes in women’s sports on ‘The Ingraham Angle.’

Former Minnesota Vikings and University of Minnesota football player Jack Brewer shared a grievance with Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison. 

The AG is waging a legal battle against President Donald Trump and the Department of Justice to ensure transgender athletes can continue participating in girls sports in the state. The state's ongoing defiance of Trump's executive order to keep girls sports female has resulted in a controversy involving a transgender pitcher who has dominated a girls softball season. 

"Clearly, Keith Ellison, the attorney general of Minnesota, has never played any major sports," Brewer told Fox News Digital. 

"It’s like he’s never stepped foot in a real locker room, especially not one where the sport demanded true athleticism, grit and toughness. It’s embarrassing to watch a Black man stand before the nation and promote boys competing against girls."

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Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison departs after speaking on stage during the Democratic National Convention at the United Center Aug. 21, 2024, in Chicago. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

The White House has responded to the lawsuit, condemning Ellison for taking legal action to enable trans inclusion. 

"Why would a grown man sue the Trump administration to allow other biological males to participate in women’s sports? This is creepy and anti-woman," White House spokesperson Harrison Fields told Fox News Digital. 

Brewer played four seasons for the Golden Gophers from 1998-2001, then started his NFL career with the Vikings in 2002. He also raised his