Lia Thomas / Nightline
President Trump has suspended $175 million in federal funding from the University of Pennsylvania after they defied his order on transgenders in women’s sports.
The prestigious Ivy League university is currently in violation of Title IX, which prohibits the sending of federal funding to universities or organizations that allow biological men to compete against women.
The news was first reported by Fox Business:
A senior administration official told FOX Business that the administration has paused $175 million in federal funding.
This did not account for UPenn’s total federal funding, which the university previously reported last year was around $1 billion.
The pause is not a direct result of the investigation into UPenn, which the Department of Education announced a day after the president signed the “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports” executive order on Feb. 5.
UPenn made headlines in 2022 after placing Lia Thomas, a biological male identifying as a transgender woman, on the women’s swim team.
Thomas went on to win a national title in the women’s 500-yard freestyle, edging out female competitors over whom she had a clear biological advantage.
Lia Thomas, the biological male swimmer, who ranked 554th in men’s swimming and number 1 in women’s, appears in a heavily edited clip to push BIDENS Title IX push to force schools to allow boys in girls sports
— Oli London (@OliLondonTV) April 18, 2023
In the 200-yard freestyle, Thomas tied with former Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines for fifth, but only Thomas was awarded the trophy, sidelining Gaines.
Transgender UPenn Swimmer Lia Thomas Claims to be the “Jackie Robinson of Trans Sports”
The controversy over Thomas’ participation led to an aggressive nationwide backlash about fairness in women’s sports.
Under the terms of his executive order, “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports,” the stated policy is to “oppose male competitive participation in women’s sports more broadly, as a matter of safety, fairness, dignity, and truth.”
“In recent years, many educational institutions and athletic associations have allowed men to compete in women’s sports,” the order states.
”This is demeaning, unfair, and dangerous to women and girls, and denies women and girls the equal opportunity to participate and excel in competitive sports.”
The Trump administration is also urging the NCAA to strip records and titles from men who competed in women’s sports.
BREAKING: The Trump administration is urging the NCAA to strip women’s records and titles from men who competed in women’s sports – DailyCaller pic.twitter.com/qAViYd6mJO
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) February 11, 2025
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