Matilda star Mara Wilson ripped President Donald Trump over his order banning transgender women in female sports, pointing out the hypocrisy of Trump being so fixated on whatever goes on in women's locker rooms.
Wilson spoke out after Trump signed an executive order Wednesday banning transgender women and girls from competing in female sports. Titled the “No Men in Women’s Sports Executive Order,” it marks the fourth executive action targeting transgender individuals since he took office on January 20.
White House officials confirmed that the administration will revoke the Biden-era Title IX guidance, which required schools to allow transgender students to join sports teams and access facilities that align with their gender identity. Instead, Trump's order prohibits students assigned male at birth from participating in girls’ and women’s sports or using women’s restrooms.
This prompted Wilson to comment on Trump's hypocrisy in a post on BlueSky.
She wrote:
“I know pointing out hypocrisy doesn’t matter anymore, but if there’s one person I wouldn’t want to be the judge of who goes into locker rooms, it would be the man who openly boasted about walking into dressing rooms of underage girls.”
You can see her post below.
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Wilson's post referenced the infamous comments Trump made on the Access Hollywood tape that resurfaced during the 2016 election cycle.
The recording, made in 2005 and leaked to The Washington Post, was published in October 2016—just over a month before Election Day. In the video, Trump is heard recounting an unsuccessful attempt to pursue a married woman before making crude remarks about his ability to kiss and grope women without their consent.
At the time, he said:
"You know, I’m automatically attracted to beautiful — I just start kissing them. It’s like a magnet."
"Just kiss. I don’t even wait. And when you’re a star, they let you do it. You can do anything." ...
"Grab ’em by the p*ssy. You can do anything."
Similarly, during a 2005 appearance on shock jock Howard Stern's SirusXM program, Trump discussed his ownership of the Miss Universe, Miss USA, and Miss Teen USA pageants, the latter of which included contestants as young as 15.
He told Stern that he was “allowed” backstage during the events:
“You know they’re standing there with no clothes. Is everybody OK? And you see these incredible-looking women. And so I sort of get away with things like that.”
Many agreed with Wilson's point.
The timing of Trump's order was intentional, as it coincided with the 39th annual National Girls & Women in Sports Day, an event established in 1987 to celebrate female athletes and encourage girls to engage in sports.
Over 20 states already restrict transgender athletes from participating in school sports, both in K-12 and collegiate levels. Additionally, in January, just days before Trump's inauguration, the House passed a bill aimed at prohibiting transgender women and girls from participating in female sports programs nationwide.
The bill's future remains uncertain in the Senate, where it would require support from seven Democrats to move forward.
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