Paula Scanlan, a former University of Pennsylvania swimmer, told Newsmax on Wednesday that she lauded the Trump administration for forcing her alma mater to strip transgender champion and her former teammate Lia Thomas of his titles and apologizing to every biological female for the school’s Title IX violations.

Scanlan told “National Report” that she appreciates “the Trump administration being so hard on this issue and holding them accountable. I think this is a wonderful first step. I would love to see other universities come and also apologize to their athletes and also be potentially sued over their Title IX violations.”

Scanlan emphasized that “the fact that this is even happening, I am very grateful for it. Because if Trump was not president, we would not be having any of this. If Trump was not president, probably Kamala Harris would have invited Thomas to the White House for Women’s History Month and given him an award.”

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