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Trump Set to Attend the NCAA Wrestling Championship

The president is heading to Philadelphia to watch the college wrestling championship—just weeks after the NCAA banned trans athletes from competing.

President Donald Trump plans to attend the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s wrestling championship this Saturday, just weeks after the NCAA followed Trump’s order to ban transgender women from competing in female sports. The president has long sought to prohibit trans people from sports competitions and in early February signed an executive order titled “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports,” one of the many anti-trans measures he has taken since assuming office for the second time. Trump’s order rolled back the Biden administration’s Title IX guidance, which allowed trans students to access school sports teams and facilities that aligned with their gender identity. Trump, a longtime wrestling fan, routinely attends UFC fights as well. He’s gone to a number of sporting events since taking office, including the Daytona 500 and the Super Bowl. In the past, he’s clashed with NCAA president and former Republican governor Charlie Baker, who he’s called “selfish.” Still, Baker agreed with Trump’s February order and issued an NCAA statement saying that the anti-trans policy “provides a clear, national standard.”