(Radio Iowa) – Four Iowa elected officials were at the White House Wednesday as President Trump signed an executive order banning transgender athletes from women’s and girls’ sports.
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds, Attorney General Brenna Bird and Congresswomen Ashley Hinson and Mariannette Miller-Meeks attended the event, held on National Girls and Womens in Sports Day. Governor Reynolds signed a state law nearly three years ago that says only those with female listed on their birth certificate may participate in girls sporting events sponsored by Iowa schools.
Reynolds says President Trump’s “No Men in Women’s Sports” executive order ensures girls and women can compete on an even playing field anywhere in the country. Attorney General Brenna Bird says the executive order ensures every schoolgirl can safely compete and succeed in the sports she loves.