Linda McMahon threatens California with DOJ investigation over Title IX violation

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Education Secretary Linda 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.

President Donald Trump issued a rebuke of the state for allowing a 16-year-old transgender runner to compete. Trump said the inclusion of a biological male was “totally demeaning to women and girls” and threatened to pull funding from the state. McMahon confirmed on Fox & Friends that this would be a reality unless the state makes immediate changes.

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