Newsom office's mockery of McMahon over trans athletes backfires for 'proving' critics' point

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) faced backlash for an online post from his office Wednesday diminishing concerns from Education Secretary Linda McMahon that California is discriminating against women by requiring female athletes to compete against transgender-identifying biological males.

McMahon announced Wednesday that California violated Title IX when it allowed a transgender athlete to compete in the state high school track and field finals last month. McMahon said the Trump administration gave the California Interscholastic Federation 10 days to “remedy” the situation before being reported to the Department of Justice. Instead of encouraging CIF to comply, Newsom’s office made a statement mocking McMahon.