Trump Says He’ll Ban Federal Government From Promoting Transgender Care at Any Age

In remarks at the Moms for Liberty summit in Philadelphia on Friday, Donald Trump pledged to sign an executive order curtailing gender-affirming care at any age.

“On Day One, I will sign an executive order instructing every federal agency to cease the promotion of sex or gender transition at any age. They’re not gonna do it anymore,” Trump told the audience. “I will declare that any hospital or healthcare provider that participates in the chemical or physical mutilation of minor youth no longer meets federal health and safety standards—they will be terminated from receiving federal funds effective immediately. And I will ask Congress [...] to send a bill to my desk prohibiting child sexual mutilation in all 50 states.”

The remarks were part of a broader program that Trump previewed at the conference for Moms for Liberty, a far-right group that has championed anti-LGBTQ legislation. Trump’s speech came at the end of the conference’s first day, which began with a speech by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is running against Trump for the Republican presidential nomination. Moms for Liberty summit attendees chanted, “We love Trump,” as the ex-president arrived more than an hour late for his scheduled remarks.

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