Donald Trump has threatened to strip California of “large-scale” federal funding after a transgender long jumper took first place in a state competition.
The US president accused Gavin Newsom, the California governor, of breaking the law and defying an executive order he issued early in his term barring biological men from participating in women’s sports.
He said he would personally intervene to stop the athlete, who won both the long jump and triple jumps at California’s Southern Section contest for under-19s on May 17, from competing in the state finals this weekend.
