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Trump Criticizes Trans Rights; Senate Blocks Amendment
3/23/2026
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- President Donald Trump spoke in Florida, criticizing Democrats and opposing transgender rights, calling trans rights extreme and urging Republicans to back the SAVE America Act with stricter voting requirements.
- Senate Democrats blocked amendment to bar transgender girls from competing in female sports.
- David Stacy of the Human Rights Campaign condemned the SAVE Act as harmful, saying it undermines democracy and attacks trans youth, and urged the Senate to abandon it.
