Trump’s Crackdown on Transgender Athletes Hits UPenn Hard [WATCH]

The Trump administration has delivered another decisive move in its commitment to protecting women’s sports, freezing $175 million in federal funding to the University of Pennsylvania after the school defiantly allowed biological males to compete against female athletes.

As The New York Post reported, this funding cut, which represents nearly 20% of UPenn’s federal funding last year, underscores President Trump’s firm stance against institutions that disregard his executive order titled “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports.”

According to reports from FOX Business, UPenn raked in approximately $1 billion in taxpayer money in 2024, with substantial amounts coming from the Department of Defense and the Department of Health and Human Services.

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However, the university’s willingness to bow to radical gender ideology may cost it even more as the Trump administration continues a broader investigation into potential Title IX violations at other institutions.

“Promises made, promises kept,” the White House’s rapid response team declared on X after the funding freeze was announced.

BREAKING: The Trump Administration has “paused $175 million in federal funding from the University of Pennsylvania” over its policies forcing women to compete with men in sports.

Promises made, promises kept. pic.twitter.com/o4yiiqtH9d

— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) March 19, 2025

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This battle over fairness in women’s athletics reached a boiling point at UPenn when a male swimmer, Lia Thomas, switched to competing in the women’s category and went on to claim an NCAA Division I title in the 500-yard freestyle.

The controversy grew even fiercer after Thomas tied with University of Kentucky’s Riley Gaines in the 200-yard freestyle, a moment that has since fueled Gaines’ outspoken advocacy against the inclusion of male athletes in women’s sports.

“Three years ago to the day I raced and tied a man at the DI NCAA Championships in the 200 freestyle,” Gaines posted on X. “Today, the Trump administration paused $175M in federal funding to University Pennsylvania for this reason. Serendipitous.”

Three years ago to the day I raced and tied a man at the DI NCAA Championships in the 200 freestyle.

Today, the Trump administration paused $175M in federal funding to University Pennsylvania for this reason.

Serendipitous. pic.twitter.com/97X9s9S7Bu

— Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) March 19, 2025

The Department of Education isn’t stopping with UPenn.

Officials are also investigating San Jose State University for allowing a biological male to compete in women’s volleyball, and the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association could be next on the chopping block over similar concerns.

President Trump has made it abundantly clear that schools choosing radical activism over fairness will face real consequences. His administration is also turning up the heat on universities in Maine, where a probe could put $250 million in federal funding on the line.

The president personally challenged Maine’s Democrat Governor Janet Mills during a governors’ summit at the White House in February, telling her, “You better comply! Because otherwise you’re not getting any federal funding.”Mills, unsurprisingly, responded with the left’s typical legal threats, barking back, “See you in court!”

The message from the Trump administration is clear: if institutions choose to ignore biological reality and federal law, they’ll pay the price.

While UPenn and other schools scramble to respond, conservatives are cheering another win for common sense and fairness in women’s sports.