
Sen. Tommy Tuberville Says 'Woke Globalists' Are ‘Pushing Kids’ To Become Transgender Athletes In Women’s Sports
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"It's dead wrong," the republican senator said.
Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) is taking aim at the “woke globalists” who he claims are “pushing kids” to become transgender athletes in women’s sports.
“We have entire men’s teams across this country now that are turning trans — women’s teams — they’re turning trans,” Tuberville, 70, told guest host Jackie DeAngelis while appearing on Sunday’s episode of Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures.”
He continued, “That’s going to be a situation where it’s going to pick up speed because these woke globalists are pushing these kids to say, ‘if you can’t compete in men’s sports, let’s just transition and say you’re a woman and participate in women’s sports.’”
Tuberville declared the situation “dead wrong,” adding, “We gotta stand up against it, but the Democrats are all in.”
Tuberville’s comments came after the Republican senator’s measure to preserve Title IX protections for female athletes by restricting transgender students from playing on women’s sports teams failed to garner the votes it needed to break the filibuster earlier this month.