Donald Trump has signed an executive order keeping male trans athletes from competing in female sports, and the panelists on today’s Editors episode rejoice over this move.

Charlie cheers the decision “because it uses a power that was delegated to the president and has been used ruthlessly. The power to control the funding to universities and university-based sports organizations has been one of the sources of authority that has advanced the trans agenda even though it is wildly unpopular. And Trump’s counter-blow has two great virtues: One is that it utilizes that exact power which is undisputedly illegal. And the second is that it’s wildly popular.”

“It doesn’t do the final work,” says Michael, “which is, you’ve got to get . . . the AMA and other medical boards and things like this to really undo the damage. But this is hugely powerful. It’s very welcome to me because the government is telling the truth about reality.”

This “doesn’t solve it at all levels and so forth,” Phil acknowledges, “but [the] NCAA just released a statement yesterday saying that they’ve changed their policy and now a man can’t compete in women’s sports. The most they could do is they could practice if they want, but they can’t compete. So I think effectively we’re not going to see another Lia Thomas situation.”

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