Trump declares 'we got men out of women's sports' as Supreme Court deliberates landmark cases

President Donald Trump speaks at a dedication ceremony at Mar-a-Lago in Florida on Friday, addressing efforts to safeguard women’s sports amid a national debate.

PALM BEACH, Fla. – Days after the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two landmark cases involving state laws protecting girls’ and women’s sports, President Donald Trump declared, "We got men out of women’s sports."

Speaking at a dedication ceremony at Mar-a-Lago on Friday afternoon, the president discussed his administration’s efforts to ensure the safeguarding of women’s sports amid an ongoing national debate surrounding transgender athletes’ participation.  

President Donald Trump speaks during a road dedication ceremony at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, on Jan. 16, 2026. Florida state lawmakers approved the name change of a portion of Southern Boulevard to President Donald J. Trump Boulevard. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

"… Transgender insanity is out of our schools and out of our lives," Trump said. "And we got men out of women’s sports – officially, out of women’s sports." 

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"And everyone said, well, that's an 80/20 issue. No, that's a 98/2 issue. I don't even think it's 98/2."

Trump began his second term with a focus on protecting girls’ and women’s sports. In February, he signed the "Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports" executive order, which prompted the NCAA to update its policy the following day to limit women’s competition to biological females. 

Soon, other sports governing bodies would follow suit, but a handful of Democrat-controlled states, most notably Maine, California, and Minnesota, refused to comply. Legal battles ensued, including the two that were heard before the Supreme Court on