Young Athlete Injured by Transgender Opponent Hits Back at Karine Jean-Pierre: ‘I Expect Nothing Less’

HEMMER Now to a ░░░░░░░░ getting a lot of ░░░░░░░░ Now I want to ░░░░░░░░ you down to Tar ░░░░░░░░ State North Carolina Senate ░░░░░░░░ passing a bill that ░░░░░░░░ males from female sports ░░░░░░░░ our next guest has ░░░░░░░░ a story She s ░░░░░░░░ high school girls volleyball ░░░░░░░░ She s been urging ░░░░░░░░ to take action after ░░░░░░░░ suffering a concussion and ░░░░░░░░ neck injury back in ░░░░░░░░ from a transgender player ░░░░░░░░ the ball during a ░░░░░░░░ game Clip starts MCNABB ░░░░░░░░ could go on and ░░░░░░░░ about how this incident ░░░░░░░░ affected my life but ░░░░░░░░ m not here for ░░░░░░░░ Because I m not ░░░░░░░░ for me Allowing biological ░░░░░░░░ to compete against biological ░░░░░░░░ is dangerous Clip ends ░░░░░░░░ Wow Want to bring ░░░░░░░░ Payton McNabb the woman ░░░░░░░░ see there on screen ░░░░░░░░ in person Welcome to ░░░░░░░░ York MCNABB Thank you ░░░░░░░░ You re from Murphy ░░░░░░░░ Carolina PERINO We ve ░░░░░░░░ waiting for you HEMMER ░░░░░░░░ you re in the ░░░░░░░░ western part of the ░░░░░░░░ first time on an ░░░░░░░░ First time to New ░░░░░░░░ City You re living ░░░░░░░░ Back on the first ░░░░░░░░ September I ve seen ░░░░░░░░ video You took a ░░░░░░░░ PERINO It s hard ░░░░░░░░ me to watch HEMMER ░░░░░░░░ do you remember from ░░░░░░░░ MCNABB I just remember ░░░░░░░░ very very silent and ░░░░░░░░ gym after it happened ░░░░░░░░ remember the fear from ░░░░░░░░ teammates knowing they would ░░░░░░░░ to continue playing the ░░░░░░░░ even after that incident ░░░░░░░░ I just remember everyone ░░░░░░░░ knowing what to do ░░░░░░░░ it was just very ░░░░░░░░ traumatizing PERINO What was ░░░░░░░░ recovery like MCNABB It ░░░░░░░░ hard It s very ░░░░░░░░ It has been very ░░░░░░░░ you know not being ░░░░░░░░ to get back into ░░░░░░░░ as I have in ░░░░░░░░ past It s been ░░░░░░░░ difficult but thankfully I ░░░░░░░░ improving PERINO Did you ░░░░░░░░ immediately when it happened ░░░░░░░░ you know you were ░░░░░░░░ against a transgender MCNABB ░░░░░░░░ we did PERINO Okay ░░░░░░░░ and then that happens ░░░░░░░░ you been concerned about ░░░░░░░░ strength of this individual ░░░░░░░░ the game MCNABB Yes ░░░░░░░░ much so But we ░░░░░░░░ t refuse the game ░░░░░░░░ it was a conference ░░░░░░░░ so we had to ░░░░░░░░ to play them even ░░░░░░░░ none of us wanted ░░░░░░░░ So it was definitely ░░░░░░░░ So during warm ups ░░░░░░░░ are checking out the ░░░░░░░░ team They re on ░░░░░░░░ other side of the ░░░░░░░░ What did you see ░░░░░░░░ what did you think ░░░░░░░░ that player s performance ░░░░░░░░ It was obviously a ░░░░░░░░ different than what we ░░░░░░░░ been seeing the rest ░░░░░░░░ the season or the ░░░░░░░░ of the years I ░░░░░░░░ been playing I was ░░░░░░░░ used to it though ░░░░░░░░ that point because he ░░░░░░░░ the same age as ░░░░░░░░ so we played the ░░░░░░░░ all four years against ░░░░░░░░ But I remember seeing ░░░░░░░░ the fear and especially ░░░░░░░░ younger players on the ░░░░░░░░ who never played against ░░░░░░░░ before so just seeing ░░░░░░░░ scared they were was ░░░░░░░░ heartbreaking PERINO Did you ░░░░░░░░ from that individual afterwards ░░░░░░░░ I haven t heard ░░░░░░░░ them at all until ░░░░░░░░ week after I spoke ░░░░░░░░ for the first time ░░░░░░░░ sent me a message ░░░░░░░░ Instagram and it was ░░░░░░░░ hateful There was no ░░░░░░░░ at all PERINO Angry ░░░░░░░░ you for saying something ░░░░░░░░ biological males should not ░░░░░░░░ allowed to play in ░░░░░░░░ sports MCNABB Yes HEMMER ░░░░░░░░ the state House has ░░░░░░░░ action and now the ░░░░░░░░ looks like it will ░░░░░░░░ well You have a ░░░░░░░░ governor in Roy Cooper ░░░░░░░░ you think he would ░░░░░░░░ with the lawmakers in ░░░░░░░░ state House to ban ░░░░░░░░ No definitely not He ░░░░░░░░ will not agree with ░░░░░░░░ whole situation Everyone is ░░░░░░░░ expecting that HEMMER You ░░░░░░░░ it s the topic ░░░░░░░░ national conversation it came ░░░░░░░░ at the White House ░░░░░░░░ other day Here was ░░░░░░░░ question and answer from ░░░░░░░░ Clip starts JENSEN What ░░░░░░░░ the President say to ░░░░░░░░ parents out there who ░░░░░░░░ daughters say in high ░░░░░░░░ for example who are ░░░░░░░░ that their daughter may ░░░░░░░░ to compete against a ░░░░░░░░ and worry about their ░░░░░░░░ s safety Jean Pierre ░░░░░░░░ is a dangerous thing ░░░░░░░░ say JENSEN I m ░░░░░░░░ Jean Pierre that essentially ░░░░░░░░ kids we re talking ░░░░░░░░ are dangerous Clip ends ░░░░░░░░ I know you re ░░░░░░░░ high school I grant ░░░░░░░░ that but what do ░░░░░░░░ think about a comment ░░░░░░░░ that saying it s ░░░░░░░░ after what you ve ░░░░░░░░ MCNABB I think it ░░░░░░░░ very hypocritical I think ░░░░░░░░ is taking what others ░░░░░░░░ said about how this ░░░░░░░░ dangerous for us and ░░░░░░░░ s essentially switched it ░░░░░░░░ and played the victim ░░░░░░░░ the situation which I ░░░░░░░░ nothing less from that ░░░░░░░░ administration So PERINO I ░░░░░░░░ want to end with ░░░░░░░░ question You said you ░░░░░░░░ not here in New ░░░░░░░░ for yourself And you ░░░░░░░░ t speak out for ░░░░░░░░ Tell us why you ░░░░░░░░ doing this Why does ░░░░░░░░ matter to you MCNABB ░░░░░░░░ m doing this because ░░░░░░░░ don t want anyone ░░░░░░░░ to have to ever ░░░░░░░░ through what I went ░░░░░░░░ Even the thought of ░░░░░░░░ happening to my younger ░░░░░░░░ who is going into ░░░░░░░░ school or you know ░░░░░░░░ other family members and ░░░░░░░░ If it happened to ░░░░░░░░ of them it would ░░░░░░░░ infuriate me Just the ░░░░░░░░ of that I just ░░░░░░░░ t think it is ░░░░░░░░ we should even have ░░░░░░░░ be talking about HEMMER ░░░░░░░░ is not resolved yet ░░░░░░░░ it may not be ░░░░░░░░ But you are a ░░░░░░░░ of an attempt at ░░░░░░░░ solution Payton We thank ░░░░░░░░ for being here and ░░░░░░░░ thank your dad for ░░░░░░░░ here too Happy Father ░░░░░░░░ Day to you sir ░░░░░░░░ Pops is over in ░░░░░░░░ corner over there PERINO ░░░░░░░░ you Payton MCNABB Thank ░░░░░░░░ for having me.”