Over the weekend, Donald Trump doubled down on anti-trans lies he has told in recent weeks as his campaign has desperately looked for ways to gain an upper hand against Kamala Harris.
At a recent Moms for Liberty event, Trump made the disturbing and patently false claim that children have been sent to schools and given gender reassignment surgery without their parents’ knowledge.
This is not actually happening, of course. Afterward, CNN asked Trump’s campaign for proof and — spoiler alert — the campaign provided none. And it shouldn’t surprise you to learn that CNN found no supporting evidence, either.
But the former president was back telling this same lie, again, at a rally in Wisconsin on Saturday, saying: “Can you imagine you’re a parent and your son leaves the house and you say, ‘Jimmy, I love you so much, go have a good day in school,’ and your son comes back with a brutal operation?”
Trump: Can you imagine you're a parent and your son leaves the house and you say, Jimmy, I love you so much. Go have a good day in school and your son comes back with a brutal operation. pic.twitter.com/ChmwpavFAH
— Acyn (@Acyn) September 7, 2024
This wasn’t the extent of Trump’s transphobia. He also repeated a false claim that Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, who won a gold medal at the Paris Olympics, is a transgender woman. You may recall that Trump went on a similar tangent during another unhinged speech a few weeks back.








