Minnesota attorney general brags about lawsuit against Trump admin to keep trans athletes in girls' sports

OutKick contributor Riley Gaines joins 'Fox & Friends First' to discuss how the transgender athlete debate has sparked backlash in states like Minnesota and California as critics fight to protect women's sports. 

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison gloated about his lawsuit against President Donald Trump's Department of Justice, which aims to protect the rights of biological males to compete in girls' sports in his state. 

In an interview with Public Citizen on Thursday, Ellison made an appearance to boast about his legal battle over the issue, which he filed back in April.

"We are fighting to protect transgender athletes. In fact, we were in court doing it today… Donald Trump and [Attorney General] Pam Bondi were threatening to sue me, I sued them first!" Ellison said. 

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Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has sued the Trump administration to protect the rights of biological males to compete in girls' sports in his state.  (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

"Because of this issue of them trying to exclude transgender athletes. And what we're talking about is kids folks. We're talking about kids, minors, who all they want to do is be on the team and build relationships with their friends," he added. "But this guy has said ‘no, they must be excluded, they must be scapegoated.’ We said ‘absolutely hell no!’"

The White House previously provided a statement to Fox News Digital responding to Ellison's lawsuit. 

"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. 

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