Former American Olympian, who is lifelong Democrat, changes tune on Trump over key policy issue

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Former American Olympic cyclist Inga Thompson admitted in a recent interview that even though she’s a lifelong Democrat, she was hopeful for Donald Trump’s incoming presidency because of his stance on protecting women and girls in sports.

Trump’s vow to end trans inclusion in women’s sports was a key sticking point in his campaign. Pro-Trump campaign ads during election season painted Vice President Kamala Harris as in the corner for transgender women to compete against biological women. Trump even called trans inclusion in women’s sports policies "so far out."

It’s to that point that Thompson found herself in support of him.

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Inga Thompson trains for the World Cycling Championships Women's Road Race in September 1986 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. (David Madison/Getty Images)

"I don’t want my boyfriend to hear this, because we’re both Democrats. I used to hate Trump, because I come from Reno, Nevada, around the casinos," she told The Telegraph. "I grew up with a lot of people who were in gaming, and we hated Trump. I knew people who would make deals with him, then he would back out. The first time he was up for election, I was making fun of him. 

"This time around, my position is, ‘If he’s going to protect women, I will vote for him.’ This is the biggest threat to women that I can think of happening in my generation. And I have to vote for women."

Thompson is one of the former athletes who have led the charge to keep biological males out of women’s sports. Those views cost her a director job with a cycling team after she called on cyclists to