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Trump Claims Six States Are Forcibly Transitioning Children – Fact-Check Finds No Evidence
6/13/2026, 1:08:36 AM
Trump’s Oval Office Claim of Transgender “Mutilation” in Six States
On Thursday, June 11, 2026, President Donald Trump told reporters in the Oval Office that “in six states… they take the child and do what they want to do,” describing the alleged practice as “transgender mutilization” of children. He framed the claim as part of a broader discussion on the SAVE America Act and asserted that the United States has “no mutilization of your children for transgender purposes.” No specific states or cases were identified during the briefing.
Background: Prior Use of the Term and Executive Order
Trump has previously employed the phrase “transgender mutilation” on his Truth Social platform in March 2024 and in an interview with his daughter-in-law, Lara Trump. At the start of his second presidential term, he signed an executive order titled “Protecting children from chemical and surgical mutilation,” which declared U.S. policy to refrain from supporting the “transition” of a child from one sex to another. The order provides the policy backdrop for his recent remarks.
Official Statements & Responses
The White House reiterated Trump’s position that no government program is engaged in “transgender mutilization” of minors, but it did not supply evidence or name the six states referenced. The administration’s response to media inquiries emphasized the claim as a matter of protecting children, without offering documented instances or data to substantiate the allegation.
Criticism & Opposition
Social-media users and commentators quickly challenged the statement. Several users described the claim as “insane” and questioned Trump’s mental health. Emergency psychiatrist and pharmacologist Tyler Black, MD, criticized the language as a distortion of terminology. Critics highlighted the absence of any verifiable cases and called for specific examples, noting that the claim appears to conflict with existing medical data on gender-affirming care.
Data & Statistics
Fact-checking organization Snopes labeled Trump’s assertion that children have been taken to schools and returned after gender-affirming surgeries as false (September 2024). Medical reports indicate that the majority of gender-affirming surgeries are performed on adults, with only a limited number of procedures—primarily puberty blockers—available to minors, and none involve involuntary removal of children from their families. No public records or court documents corroborate the existence of a coordinated effort in six states to force such procedures.
Conflicting Reports & Gaps
The claim lacks concrete details: no states were named, no individual cases were cited, and no legal or medical documentation supports the allegation. This absence of specificity creates a gap between the president’s statement and verifiable evidence, leaving the claim unsubstantiated.
Verbatim Quotes
- “Transgender mutilization, where your child leaves your house and they take you child from you. In six states. They take the child and do what they want to do. What they do is, I don't even want to talk about it.” — Donald Trump (press event)
- “ It's mutilation and you are dumB with a B.” — IslandGirl?, social-media user
- “— IslandGirl? (@IslandG41370138) June 11, 2026 He is the National Enquirer of presidents.” — Tyler Black, MD, emergency psychiatrist
- “814Z Hasn't anybody, and I mean ANYBODY, asked for any specifics?” — Don Campbell, commentator
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