Trump went off-script at a recent event, riffing on transgender athletes in women's sports with his trademark hyperbole.
On swimming: He painted a scene of a female swimmer flanked by "somebody who's a GIANT... a gentleman who transitioned into womanhood" with "the reach of Shaquille O'Neal in his PRIME." His punchline: "There's not a damn thing you can do about it. It is so demeaning to women."
On powerlifting: Trump claimed a trans competitor "beat the champion women by 111 pounds" and said those records "will stand probably through the MILLENNIUM."
The remarks drew cheers from the crowd and instant mockery online—classic Trump culture-war red meat.
On swimming: He painted a scene of a female swimmer flanked by "somebody who's a GIANT... a gentleman who transitioned into womanhood" with "the reach of Shaquille O'Neal in his PRIME." His punchline: "There's not a damn thing you can do about it. It is so demeaning to women."
On powerlifting: Trump claimed a trans competitor "beat the champion women by 111 pounds" and said those records "will stand probably through the MILLENNIUM."
The remarks drew cheers from the crowd and instant mockery online—classic Trump culture-war red meat.