President Trump threatened to cut federal funds to California on Tuesday if the state continues to allow transgender athletes to participate in women's sports.
Trump blew up Gov. Gavin Newsom in an early morning post about the Truth Society, and his country “continues to allow men to play in the women’s movement.”
“I'll talk to him today and find out how he wants to leave??” Trump talked about the news. “At the same time, I ordered local authorities and, if necessary, would not allow transitional people to participate in the state finals. This is a totally ridiculous situation!!!”
The president's position appears to be winning the California high school junior during the California Interscholastic Federation Southern Masters during the weekend to win the girls' long jump and triple jump.
California is the second state to enter the Trump Crosshair because of trans athletes participating in youth sports. Last month, Trump began the process of depriving Maine federal education funding on a problem between the president and Maine Gov. Janet Mills. The dispute immediately landed in court.
Unlike the governor of Maine, Newsom recently said it was “very unfair” as someone who competes in the women’s sports. He did not respond to Trump's position.
When asked at a press conference in April whether California should pass a law to restrict trans athletes from participating in women's sports, the governor said he was open to discussions.
“You're talking about a few people, a few athletes, and it's my responsibility to solve our time-critical problems,” Newsom said.
“In a way, someone can find the right balance, and I will accept those conversations and dignity, hoping to present myself in conversations, which means to talk about human beings, not the politics surrounding the conversation.”
This is not the first time Trump has threatened to cut California funds, especially education funds.
In an April letter to Newsom, the aid of the USDA’s Trump-appointed chief was intended to comply with Trump’s directives and cited a federal investigation into a state law that prohibits schools from automatically notifying families of gender changes and blocks teachers’ revengeers to support leapfrogging student rights.
California also joined other states in April when it violated Trump administration orders to prove that the state's 1,000 school districts have ended all diversity, equity, and inclusion programs. Trump’s orders also arrived with federal threats, cutting billions of dollars in education funding if the state does not comply with the state.
One uncertainty in Trump’s latest social media post is whether he refers to education funding or additional support for California — including disaster relief, food aid for the poor, and the dollar to support low-income housing, for example.
According to Newsom, California has long sent more money to Washington than federal support. Anyway, the money California relies on is huge.
While it is difficult to calculate the total amount of education funding in California received from the federal government, some levels of annual numbers bring the annual figure to $16.3 billion, or about $2,750 per K-12 students. The money includes funding for school meals, students with disabilities and early education head start programs.
The state also received more than $2.1 billion in title grants to offset the impact of poverty (more than any other state) and provided about $417 million to Los Angeles uniform, according to the California Department of Education.
