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Trump Admin Threatens Minnesota School Funding Over MyGender Dolls Probe

8/1/2026

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President Donald Trump administration threatens to cut federal aid to Minnesota education department over a MyGender Dolls probe.
DOE spokesperson Amelia Joy said the dolls were taxpayer-funded for four-year-old classrooms.
Governor Tim Walz and the University of Minnesota say MyGender Dolls LLC received no state or federal money.
DOE and DOJ warned schools in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, and Ann Arbor, Michigan, could lose funds for hiding gender-transition info.

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President Donald Trump administration threatens to cut federal aid to Minnesota education department over a MyGender Dolls probe.
DOE spokesperson Amelia Joy said the dolls were taxpayer-funded for four-year-old classrooms.
Governor Tim Walz and the University of Minnesota say MyGender Dolls LLC received no state or federal money.
DOE and DOJ warned schools in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, and Ann Arbor, Michigan, could lose funds for hiding gender-transition info.