Newsom's office ripped for mocking Sec. McMahon's trans athlete warning with WWE bodyslam clip

Education Secretary Linda McMahon joins 'Fox & Friends' to discuss why the Trump administration believes there have been violations and what will happen if the state doesn't 'make it right' for the affected female athletes. 

California Gov. Gavin Newsom's office made light of U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon announcing the state had violated Title IX by allowing trans athletes to compete in girls sports with a controversial social media post on Wednesday. 

Just hours after McMahon's announcement of the violations and an ultimatum of 10 days for the state to amend its policies, Newsom's press office X account mocked McMahon with an old clip of her being body-slammed during a WWE skit. 

The clip was of current Knox County Mayor Glenn Thomas Jacobs, also known as "Kane," hitting McMahon with move known as the "tombstone piledriver" during an episode of "Monday Night Raw" in the early 2000s.

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McMahon, as the wife of WWE founder Vince McMahon, has been heavily involved in the wrestling entertainment product for decades. She even led the WWE organization as CEO. 

However, Newsom's office making light of the Title IX violation announcement with a clip of McMahon's WWE past prompted severe backlash. 

Many critics pointed out that the clips depicts a man physically overpowering a woman, which is often centered as one of the most common arguments against letting biological males compete in girls and women's sports.

"So a man easily destroying a woman is how you want to relay that boys belong in girls sports?" one X user wrote. 

Another critical user wrote, "Thanks for proving our point. Men are stronger than women. I can't believe you actually posted this display of male