Lia Thomas' ex-teammate shreds left for tolerating transgender athletes in women's sports: 'Lost their mind'

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Paula Scanlan has fought to keep biological males out of girls and women's sports ever since her former teammate, Lia Thomas, won an NCAA title three years ago.

On Tuesday, Scanlan appeared on "The Ingraham Angle" to discuss the lack of fairness in allowing transgender athletes to compete against biological females.

"It's not fair for them to compete because they're looking at a crazy difference between being in the men's category and being in the women's category. And the people that are saying this have lost their mind … because no one agrees with this. Even Democrats agree that men should not compete in women's sports," Scanlan said.

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Paula Scanlan shares her story as a swimmer at UPenn with teammate Lia Thomas, the first transgender Division I athlete to win a title, in Scranton, Pa., May 29, 2024.  (Aimee Dilger/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

"It's heartbreaking, and that's exactly why we've fought so hard for this issue. Women didn't have sports back in the day. They fought so hard for Title IX, and now we'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're magically women one day. That's why this issue has lost its way."

Scanlan noted that "80% of Americans" believe that transgender girls and women should not participate based on their gender identity, and "many" of her friends and family members "who are lifelong Democrats voted for Donald Trump this past November strictly because of this issue."

"And if that shows how wildly unpopular it is, 80% of Americans agree on this.