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Trump’s “Transgender Mutilation” Claim Fact-Checked False

6/13/2026

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President Donald Trump repeatedly used the phrase “transgender mutilization” while alleging six states force children to transition.
At a June 12 Oval Office press event, Trump denied any “transgender mutilization” of children.
Snopes fact-checked the claim as false, noting that most gender-affirming surgeries are not performed on minors.
Online commentators criticized language, questioned Trump’s mental health, and cited his executive order “Protecting children from chemical and surgical mutilation.”

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President Donald Trump repeatedly used the phrase “transgender mutilization” while alleging six states force children to transition.
At a June 12 Oval Office press event, Trump denied any “transgender mutilization” of children.
Snopes fact-checked the claim as false, noting that most gender-affirming surgeries are not performed on minors.
Online commentators criticized language, questioned Trump’s mental health, and cited his executive order “Protecting children from chemical and surgical mutilation.”