White House punts on 'yes or no answer' to transgender athletes playing female sports

The White House said Tuesday that "there is no yes or no answer" when asked whether it is fair that transgender athletes take part in sports designated for biological females.

The White House said Tuesday that "there is no yes or no answer" when asked whether it is fair that transgender athletes take part in sports designated for biological females — an issue the Biden administration labeled as a "complicated" one that contains a "wide range of views."

The comments came after White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was asked by Fox Business correspondent Hillary Vaughn whether President Biden agrees with GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley that biological boys participating in female sports is the "women's issue of our time," and whether he believes the matter is a "women's rights issue."

"So we've talked about this many times. This is the Title XI, specifically. Look, and again, we've talked about this multiple times. It's a complicated issue, and there are a wide range of views on this. The Department of Education proposed a rule, as you know, that gives schools the flexibility to establish their own athletics policies, and so while establishing guardrails, right, to prevent discrimination against transgender kids," Jean-Pierre responded. "That is something that is incredibly important, that the president wants to make sure that we also do that as well. So I'm just not going to get ahead of that."

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White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre speaks during the daily press briefing at the White House on August 29, 2023, in Washington, DC. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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