CNN’s Enten: 79% of Americans Oppose Transgender Athletes in Female Sports, Including 67% of Democrats

COATES President Trump signing ░░░░░░░░ executive order called Keeping ░░░░░░░░ Out of Women s ░░░░░░░░ It s designed to ░░░░░░░░ trans women from playing ░░░░░░░░ s sports Clip starts ░░░░░░░░ With my action this ░░░░░░░░ we re putting every ░░░░░░░░ receiving taxpayer dollars on ░░░░░░░░ that if you let ░░░░░░░░ take over women s ░░░░░░░░ teams or invade your ░░░░░░░░ rooms you will be ░░░░░░░░ for violations of Title ░░░░░░░░ and risk your federal ░░░░░░░░ There will be no ░░░░░░░░ funding Cheering and Applause ░░░░░░░░ ends COATES Now he ░░░░░░░░ centering this on Title ░░░░░░░░ which prohibits discrimination on ░░░░░░░░ basis of sex in ░░░░░░░░ programs or activities A ░░░░░░░░ from the Biden Administration ░░░░░░░░ s White House said ░░░░░░░░ are in violation if ░░░░░░░░ bar trans students from ░░░░░░░░ on sports teams The ░░░░░░░░ White House they say ░░░░░░░░ trans women to play ░░░░░░░░ women s teams that ░░░░░░░░ away opportunities from biological ░░░░░░░░ So what does science ░░░░░░░░ Well the research is ░░░░░░░░ But an October 2023 ░░░░░░░░ found that gender affirming ░░░░░░░░ therapy quote reduced if ░░░░░░░░ erased any physical attributes ░░░░░░░░ could give an advantage ░░░░░░░░ a trans woman So ░░░░░░░░ s public opinion say ░░░░░░░░ the matter Joining me ░░░░░░░░ CNN s senior political ░░░░░░░░ Reporter Harry Enten Harry ░░░░░░░░ me what are you ░░░░░░░░ in these numbers ENTEN ░░░░░░░░ I think these numbers ░░░░░░░░ really illuminating on this ░░░░░░░░ because I just think ░░░░░░░░ s such a clear ░░░░░░░░ among the American public ░░░░░░░░ transgender female athletes in ░░░░░░░░ s sports only 18 ░░░░░░░░ of the country says ░░░░░░░░ they should be in ░░░░░░░░ allowed to participate in ░░░░░░░░ s sports Compare this ░░░░░░░░ the opposition I mean ░░░░░░░░ goodness gracious 79 percent ░░░░░░░░ rarely get 79 percent ░░░░░░░░ the country to agree ░░░░░░░░ anything but they do ░░░░░░░░ fact agree on the ░░░░░░░░ of opposing transgender female ░░░░░░░░ in women s sports ░░░░░░░░ it s not just ░░░░░░░░ here and now Laura ░░░░░░░░ s not just the ░░░░░░░░ and now What we ░░░░░░░░ actually seeing is a ░░░░░░░░ on this particular issue ░░░░░░░░ it s going in ░░░░░░░░ direction of opposition So ░░░░░░░░ a look here OK ░░░░░░░░ female athletes and amongst ░░░░░░░░ Americans who oppose them ░░░░░░░░ women s sports back ░░░░░░░░ 2021 it was 62 ░░░░░░░░ A majority but you ░░░░░░░░ not anywhere close to ░░░░░░░░ ginormous majority right A ░░░░░░░░ majority but not a ░░░░░░░░ majority But then again ░░░░░░░░ look here in 2025 ░░░░░░░░ see it at 79 ░░░░░░░░ So it s not ░░░░░░░░ that the majority of ░░░░░░░░ are opposed to transgender ░░░░░░░░ athletes in women s ░░░░░░░░ it s that the ░░░░░░░░ has become considerably larger ░░░░░░░░ just the last four ░░░░░░░░ COATES How does this ░░░░░░░░ down across party lines ░░░░░░░░ Yeah So you know ░░░░░░░░ you get 79 percent ░░░░░░░░ Americans to agree on ░░░░░░░░ in this case opposition ░░░░░░░░ transgender female athletes in ░░░░░░░░ s sports you got ░░░░░░░░ believe that it s ░░░░░░░░ majority across all parties ░░░░░░░░ that s in fact ░░░░░░░░ we see So transgender ░░░░░░░░ athletes again opposing them ░░░░░░░░ women s sports you ░░░░░░░░ 67 percent of Democrats ░░░░░░░░ two thirds there You ░░░░░░░░ 64 of independents you ░░░░░░░░ about two thirds there ░░░░░░░░ then look at this ░░░░░░░░ uniformity among Republicans 94 ░░░░░░░░ of Republicans in opposition ░░░░░░░░ rarely get 67 of ░░░░░░░░ and 94 of Republicans ░░░░░░░░ agree on anything but ░░░░░░░░ do on this particular ░░░░░░░░ But it is not ░░░░░░░░ that Republicans are in ░░░░░░░░ It s the strength ░░░░░░░░ that opposition OK Republicans ░░░░░░░░ strongly want to ban ░░░░░░░░ female athletes from women ░░░░░░░░ sports get this it ░░░░░░░░ 84 percent who strongly ░░░░░░░░ to ban them and ░░░░░░░░ is actually larger than ░░░░░░░░ amount of Republicans who ░░░░░░░░ want to deport all ░░░░░░░░ in America who are ░░░░░░░░ illegally So that just ░░░░░░░░ you an understanding of ░░░░░░░░ strong the opposition is ░░░░░░░░ Republicans It is really ░░░░░░░░ when it comes to ░░░░░░░░ transgender female athletes from ░░░░░░░░ s sports Laura COATES ░░░░░░░░ s very illuminating Harry ░░░░░░░░ thank you so much ░░░░░░░░ Thank you.”