Trump warns California over transgender policies after issue hits high school volleyball

Former NCAA runner Caroline Hill joins ‘America’s Newsroom’ to discuss her fight to have her records, broken by a transgender athlete, restored in her name.

President Donald Trump warned California and Gov. Gavin Newsom about the state’s transgender policies as a new issue arose in high school girls volleyball earlier this month.

Transgender athlete AB Hernandez has been playing girls volleyball for the Jurupa Valley High School team months after creating a stir in track and field. 

Riverside Poly High School announced its team would forfeit instead of playing against Jurupa Valley.

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President Donald Trump listens to a question from a reporter in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House Aug. 11, 2025, in Washington.  (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

The California Interscholastic Federation (CIF)’s gender-participation policies have been at the forefront of the controversy. While the organization amended some of its policies when it came to track and field, the U.S. Justice Department filed a lawsuit against the CIF and the California Department of Education (CDE) over biological males continuing to compete against females. The policy countered Trump’s executive order, which he signed in February.

"Any California school district that doesn’t adhere to our Transgender policies, will not be funded. Thank you for your attention to this matter!" Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social.

Newsom’s office responded to a request for comment.

AB Hernandez, a transgender student at Jurupa Valley High School, poses for photos with medals at the California high school track and field championships in Clovis, Calif., May 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

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