{"id":23358,"date":"2025-03-04T21:24:57","date_gmt":"2025-03-04T21:24:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=23358"},"modified":"2025-03-04T21:24:57","modified_gmt":"2025-03-04T21:24:57","slug":"us-senator-tommy-tuberville-is-facing-massive-backlash-after-getting-exposed-for-blatant-lie-about-transgender-athletes-in-girls-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=23358","title":{"rendered":"US Senator Tommy Tuberville Is Facing Massive Backlash After Getting Exposed For Blatant Lie About Transgender Athletes In Girl\u2019s Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>United States Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) is facing criticism after making false claims about transgender athletes in women\u2019s sports. Speaking on Fox News, he said that girls\u2019 and women\u2019s sports are<em>\u00a0\u201cgetting ready to be extinct\u201d<\/em>\u00a0because of transgender athletes. Many people quickly pointed out that his statement was not true.<\/p>\n<p>His comments are part of a larger effort by Republican lawmakers to limit transgender participation in sports. However, experts say there is little evidence to support these claims.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-false-claims-and-strong-reactions\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">False Claims And Strong Reactions<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2269233\" src=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Tommy-Tuberville-2-1024x563.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Tommy-Tuberville-2-150x83.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Tommy-Tuberville-2-595x327.jpg 595w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Tommy-Tuberville-2-768x422.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Tommy-Tuberville-2-1024x563.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Tommy-Tuberville-2-1536x845.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Tommy-Tuberville-2.jpg 2000w\" alt=\"US Senator Tommy Tuberville Faces Backlash For Girls' Sports Remark\" width=\"1024\" height=\"563\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Tommy Tuberville (Photo By Jack Gruber\/USA TODAY via Imagn Images)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Journalists and activists immediately challenged Tommy Tuberville\u2019s claim that some high school teams consist entirely of boys playing against girls. Dan Wolken from USA Today called it a \u201ctotal fabrication,\u201d while journalist John Harwood said Tuberville was<em>\u00a0\u201cjust making things up.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0Brandon Wolf of the Human Rights Campaign added,\u00a0<em>\u201cNot a good sign when all you have left is completely making things up.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The senator claimed on social media that transgender women had won over 900 women\u2019s sports trophies in the last four years. No data supports this claim. In fact,\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/ncaa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NCAA<\/a>\u00a0President Charlie Baker recently told a Senate panel that fewer than ten transgender athletes currently compete in U.S. school sports.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Tommy Tuberville is a disgrace to Alabama. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/orXSaFnrSp\">https:\/\/t.co\/orXSaFnrSp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kyle Sweetser (@sweetser_kyle) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sweetser_kyle\/status\/1896646750276141248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 3, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>A 2023 report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that only about 3% of high school students identify as transgender, and an even smaller number play organized sports. A study in the British Journal of Sports Medicine also found that transgender women lose any major strength advantage after two years of hormone therapy.<\/p>\n<p>Tommy Tuberville has a history of exaggerating facts. Before the\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/super-bowl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Super Bowl<\/a>, former President Donald Trump falsely claimed Tuberville had coached star quarterback Patrick Mahomes in college. Tuberville later said he had recruited Mahomes, but Mahomes denied it.<\/p>\n<p>As the debate over transgender athletes continues, many wonder if this is really about fairness in sports- or just another political talking point.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; United States Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) is facing criticism after making false claims about transgender athletes in women\u2019s sports. 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