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Fortune
Chris Morris

Trump orders Secretary of State to lobby the Olympics to ban transgender athletes—even though only 1 openly transgender athlete has ever competed in a women's category

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  • Donald Trump’s ban on transgender female athletes could impact the Olympics. Trump has ordered Secretary of State Marco Rubio to encourage International Olympic Committee officials to adopt his ban and is threatening to deny visas to some athletes if the governing body does not.

Donald Trump’s executive order banning transgender female athletes from competing in women’s sports might apply only to U.S. schools and colleges right now, but he has a much larger target.

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