<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">NFL analyst and “Good Morning America” host </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/michael-strahan-breaks-silence-after-hes-accused-of-being-disrespectful-during-national-anthem"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Michael Strahan</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> apologized and talked about how much he loves the military after he was accused of being “disrespectful” during the playing of the national anthem at a pre-Veteran’s Day broadcast celebration.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In a video he posted on his </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DCS74WZxOr2/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Instagram</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, Strahan said he wanted to address the backlash, saying that not placing his hand over his chest while the anthem played was in no way “protesting” or making some kind of statement.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“The only statement that should be made and that I wanna make is that I love the military,” Strahan said. “I’ve always loved the military, and I will always love the military. I do so many programs to help veterans and soldiers. I grew up on a military base with a father who was a major in the Army.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“My brother, my sister, my cousins, they all served in the military — I’m a military brat,” he added. “And so the fact of somebody saying that, you know, I’m unpatriotic, couldn’t be any further from the truth. And if you want the truth, I’ll tell you: The truth is that I was caught up in the moment.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I’m looking at all these young sailors standing there at attention before the national anthem played, and I’m thinking to myself, ‘How incredible. How incredible to be that young and to know that you wanna do this.’ Strahan continued. “Like, it’s such a commitment, but you’re willing to commit to something that you know gives us our freedoms, plain and simple. I’m just sitting there in amazement.”</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Strahan said by the time he looked back at his cohosts and saw them with their hand over their heart, he had a moment of “somewhat panic.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I’m like, ‘Do I be the fool that puts his hand over his heart after or do I just stand here with my hand in front of me respectfully?’ Which, that’s what I did, that’s what happened,” he added.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“If that offended any of our military and veterans, I apologize to you because that was never my intent,” Strahan said, as he closed out his video noting again how much love he has for those who serve.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On Sunday, the “Fox NFL Sunday” show was broadcast from the Naval Base in San Diego, and Strahan’s cohosts stood and put their right hands over their hearts while the anthem played. However, viewers noticed that Strahan instead folded his hands in front of him, and that upset many watching, who accused him of being “disrespectful,” the </span><a href="https://nypost.com/2024/11/11/sports/michael-strahan-facing-fierce-backlash-for-how-he-stood-during-national-anthem/?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_campaign=nypost"><span style="font-weight: 400;">New York Post</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> noted.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On Monday, the former NFL player did not exactly address the backlash and instead posted a message and pictures on his </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DCOqk6VR0k7/?img_index=2"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Instagram</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> honoring his father Maj. Gene W. Strahan, Sr. — and all those who serve — on Veteran’s Day amid the criticism.</span></p>
<p><strong>Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/michael-strahan-breaks-silence-after-hes-accused-of-being-disrespectful-during-national-anthem" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Michael Strahan Breaks Silence After He’s Accused of Being ‘Disrespectful’ During National Anthem</a></strong></p>


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‘I Love The Military’: Michael Strahan Apologizes For National Anthem Moment

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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Good Morning America” and Fox NFL host Michael Strahan broke his silence after he was accused of being “disrespectful” during the playing of the national anthem at a pre-Veteran’s Day broadcast celebration.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On Monday, the former NFL player posted a message and pictures on his </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DCOqk6VR0k7/?img_index=2"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Instagram</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">honoring his father </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Maj. Gene W. Strahan, Sr. — and all those who serve — on Veteran’s Day amid the criticism.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Thank you to all veterans and active service members who courageously risk their lives to protect us every day,” Strahan wrote. “Your selfless service is beyond measure. This is my hero, it is also my father, Maj. Gene W. Strahan, Sr.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“He served for 23 years in the army and was a proud member of the 82nd Airborne Division,” he added. “Just as I honor my father, I keep all of you in my thoughts each and every day as we would not have the safety and freedoms we cherish without you. Thank You.”</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Michael Strahan facing fierce backlash for how he stood during national anthem <a href="https://t.co/VXVS3IbMLz">https://t.co/VXVS3IbMLz</a> <a href="https://t.co/vLmQ1OTkR6">pic.twitter.com/vLmQ1OTkR6</a></p>
<p>— New York Post (@nypost) <a href="https://twitter.com/nypost/status/1855839949385281931?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 11, 2024</a></p></blockquote>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On Sunday, the “</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Fox NFL Sunday” show was broadcast from the Naval Base in San Diego, and  </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Strahan’s co-hosts stood and put their right hands over their hearts while the anthem played. However, viewers noticed that Strahan instead folded his hands in front of him, and that upset many watching, the </span><a href="https://nypost.com/2024/11/11/sports/michael-strahan-facing-fierce-backlash-for-how-he-stood-during-national-anthem/?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_campaign=nypost"><span style="font-weight: 400;">New York Post</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> reported.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I couldn’t believe what I saw as you stood there with your hands clasped in front of you,” one social media user wrote in the comments. “How disrespectful to all of those men and women who were there and looking at you.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Another person on X wrote, “What’s wrong with Strahan? @NFLonFOX? Blatant disrespect for the men and women he is surrounded by protecting his rights and freedoms.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">While a third </span><a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/nfl/article-14066595/Fans-demand-Fox-Sports-fire-Michael-Strahan-nfl.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=social-twitter_mailonline"><span style="font-weight: 400;">wrote</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, “&#8217;Why does Michael Strahan not put his hand over his heart during the playing of our National Anthem?”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">However, “Fox NFL Sunday” cohost Jay Glazer defended Strahan and </span><a href="https://x.com/JayGlazer/status/1856049265346584668"><span style="font-weight: 400;">wrote</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> that the reaction was not warranted and explained why.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I’ve just seen the criticism of</span><a href="https://x.com/michaelstrahan"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> @michaelstrahan</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. Let me tell you this, I don’t know if I have a friend who is more proud of his military roots than Michael, growing up on an army base constantly talking about what he learned from his dad Major Gene Strahan and how his time there shaped him,” Glazer wrote. “I heard it CONSTANTLY, still do!”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“But also, with no fanfare I personally saw him donate thousands of dollars of clothes to veterans, including many homeless veterans as well clothes for veterans to go on job interviews,” he added.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I know these days people want to be angry fast but maybe first, how is THIS for a novel idea. ASK him if he’s protesting something. When you protest you want people to know, don’t ya? He was NOT, just got caught up in how beautiful the whole moment was during the anthem and didn’t think about it,” the cohost continued. “Ask the dude before forming an angry mob, but also maybe find out all  he’s done for our veterans over the years.”</span></p>


Michael Strahan Breaks Silence After He’s Accused of Being ‘Disrespectful’ During National Anthem

Michael Strahan Breaks Silence After He's Accused of Being ‘Disrespectful’ During National Anthem

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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">ABC &#8220;<a href="https://x.com/GMA/status/1760292562730947066?s=20">Good Morning America&#8221;</a> co-host Michael Strahan gave an update about his daughter Isabella&#8217;s cancer battle and admitted &#8220;it&#8217;s tough&#8221; to see her go through everything when asked about how he&#8217;s doing.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">During the former NFL star&#8217;s &#8220;GMA&#8221; </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">segment on Wednesday, Strahan opened up about a recent setback his 20-year-old daughter, Isabella, experienced after starting chemotherapy to deal with </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">medulloblastoma, </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">a type of brain tumor.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;The last three days have been a little rough because she had a fever that kind of comes and goes,&#8221; Strahan told his co-hosts. &#8220;I had to take her to the hospital and thought she&#8217;d come home a few hours later. … It&#8217;s been three days, but hopefully she&#8217;ll be home today.&#8221;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">While Strahan said he&#8217;s personally doing well thanks to all the support he has at his workplace and from loved ones, &#8220;it&#8217;s tough to see her go through it.&#8221;</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">“This is a big bag of chemo!”<a href="https://twitter.com/michaelstrahan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MichaelStrahan</a>’s daughter Isabella takes us through the next chapter of her cancer journey as she begins chemotherapy treatment for medulloblastoma. <a href="https://t.co/kWY5S6eOU4">https://t.co/kWY5S6eOU4</a> <a href="https://t.co/1u3Cx0x6qu">pic.twitter.com/1u3Cx0x6qu</a></p>
<p>— Good Morning America (@GMA) <a href="https://twitter.com/GMA/status/1760292562730947066?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 21, 2024</a></p></blockquote>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;But I know she&#8217;s a tough young lady and she&#8217;s gonna make it through,&#8221; he added.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Isabella has been documenting her experiences in a </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=shared&amp;v=DjdE8OWkQ34"><span style="font-weight: 400;">vlog</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;My first round of chemo experience was one of the worst things I&#8217;ve done ever in my entire life. Oh my God,&#8221;  </span><a href="https://pagesix.com/2024/02/21/entertainment/michael-strahan-gives-update-on-daughter-isabellas-brain-tumor-battle/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Isabella said</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> in the most recent episode. &#8220;I feel like people made it look so much easier.&#8221;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;The first week in the hospital was horrible,&#8221; she added. &#8220;It actually wasn&#8217;t horrible until it got horrible. It just felt weird getting chemo. I don&#8217;t know, you don&#8217;t really think you&#8217;re gonna get poison put through your body.&#8221;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">She then detailed how the chemo caused awful headaches and pain in her jaw like she had never experienced.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;I&#8217;ve never gotten a root canal but it felt like someone had just ripped every single one of my teeth out and just set it back in my mouth with no medicine,&#8221; she said. &#8220;My gums, my teeth, my jaw, my tongue. There were tears over this jaw pain. That was for three days.&#8221;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In January, Isabella revealed that doctors discovered the tumor in October and she underwent </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">emergency brain surgery at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles to remove a four-inch mass on October 27</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p>
<p><strong>Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/michael-strahans-19-year-old-daughter-reveals-brain-cancer-diagnosis-have-to-keep-living-every-day" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Michael Strahan&#8217;s 19-Year-Old Daughter Reveals Brain Cancer Diagnosis: &#8216;Have To Keep Living Every Day&#8217;</a></strong></p>


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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">TV personality </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/celebrities"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Michael Strahan</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">’s 19-year-old daughter Isabella just announced she recently underwent brain surgery to remove a </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/cancer"><span style="font-weight: 400;">tumor</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Isabella, who is currently a college student, made the announcement during an appearance on Good Morning America on Thursday, per </span><a href="https://people.com/michael-strahan-daughter-isabella-reveals-brain-tumor-diagnosis-8425058"><span style="font-weight: 400;">People</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. </span></p>
<p>Her father is a GMA co-host.</p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The teen said that her condition was discovered in late October 2023. Isabella said she had the emergency surgery at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles to remove a four-inch mass on October 27, just one day before her 19th birthday. She also said she’ll undergo chemotherapy at Duke Children&#8217;s Hospital &amp; Health Center in North Carolina next month.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;I&#8217;m feeling good. Not too bad,&#8221; Isabella told GMA anchor Robin Roberts. &#8220;[Chemo is] my next step. I&#8217;m ready for it to start and be one day closer to being over. &#8230;. I&#8217;m very excited for this whole process to wrap. But you just have to keep living every day, I think, through the whole thing.&#8221;</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Michael, a former </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/nfl"><span style="font-weight: 400;">New York Giants</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> defensive end, was also there to share his thoughts during the interview. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;I literally think that, in a lot of ways, I&#8217;m the luckiest man in the world, because I&#8217;ve got an amazing daughter,&#8221; Michael said. &#8220;I know she&#8217;s going through it, but I know that we&#8217;re never given more than we can handle and that she is going to crush this.&#8221;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The former NFL star has four total children, including Tanita, 32, and Michael Jr., 29, with his first wife Wanda Hutchins; and Isabella and her twin sister Sophia, with his second wife, Jean Muggli.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Isabella went into detail about how the tumor was discovered. &#8220;I didn&#8217;t notice anything was off &#8217;til probably like October 1,&#8221; she told Roberts. &#8220;That&#8217;s when I definitely noticed headaches, nausea, couldn&#8217;t walk straight.&#8221;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The college student brushed off the symptoms until they became more severe. She was throwing up blood by the end of the month, which finally prompted her to see a medical professional.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;That was when we decided, &#8216;You need to really go get a thorough checkup.&#8217; And thank goodness for the doctor,” Michael chimed in. “I feel like this doctor saved her life because she was thorough enough to say, &#8216;Let&#8217;s do the full checkup.'&#8221;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“It didn’t feel real,” the former Giants player continued. “I don&#8217;t really remember much. I just remember trying to figure out how to get to [Los Angeles] ASAP.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Michael said even though medulloblastoma is common, that didn’t help assuage his fears. &#8220;It’s still scary because it&#8217;s still so much to go through,” he said. “And the hardest thing to get over is to think that she has to go through this herself.” </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Isabella already completed six weeks of radiation. She plans to document the experience as part of a new YouTube series. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;It&#8217;s been like, two months of keeping it quiet, which is definitely difficult. I don&#8217;t wanna hide it anymore &#8217;cause it&#8217;s hard to always keep in,&#8221; Isabella told Roberts. &#8220;I hope to just kind of be a voice, and be [someone] who maybe [those who] are going through chemotherapy or radiation can look at.&#8221;</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The teen also said she has a different view of life following the cancer diagnosis. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;Perspective is a big thing,&#8221; she said. &#8220;I&#8217;m grateful. I am grateful just to walk or see friends or do something, &#8217;cause when you can&#8217;t do something, it really impacts you.&#8221;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Michael agreed. &#8220;You learn that you&#8217;re probably not as strong as you thought you were when you have to really think about the real things, and I realized that I need support from everybody,&#8221; he said. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;You think, &#8216;I&#8217;m the athlete, the tough guy, you know, I can come and handle, I&#8217;m the father in the family.&#8217; It is not about any of that. It doesn&#8217;t matter. And it&#8217;s really made me change my perspective on so many things in my life.&#8221;</span></p>


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<p class="mol-para-with-font">Good Morning America 3 host T.J. Holmes, who has been suspended after news of his affair with co-host Amy Robach was revealed in November, has been called a “predator” by someone who allegedly knows well the young woman whom Holmes reportedly had an affair with when she was just 24.</p>
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<p class="mol-para-with-font">Holmes was 37 at the time of the alleged 2015 affair with Jasmin Pettaway, who was hired as a script coordinator. Holmes had been married to his now-estranged wife, Marilee Fiebig, for five years at the time.</p>
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<p class="mol-para-with-font">“He was a predator who took full advantage of his position, and he was reckless,” the source told <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11649639/T-J-Holmes-sex-office-ABC-intern-13-years-junior.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Daily Mail</a>, which <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11478421/GMA-hosts-Amy-Robach-T-J-Holmes-seen-looking-cozy-NYC-secret-romance-revealed.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">broke the news</a> of Holmes’ affair with Robach, who was also married, at the end of November.<b></b></p>
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<p class="mol-para-with-font">“Holmes was someone who would grab drinks and he and Jasmin started doing that,” the source continued. “You must remember he was a correspondent at the time and he&#8217;s taking time to speak to her about work or whatever. I don&#8217;t know how long that had been going on before it got sexual, but I do know the first time it did was in his office, and he was about to go on air in a couple of hours.&#8217;</p>
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<p class="mol-para-with-font">“&#8217;They had sex and I know she was confused afterwards as to what it meant,” the source claimed. “That kind of ‘Did that just really happen?’ feeling. I mean that&#8217;s pretty risky behavior on his part.”</p>
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<p class="mol-para-with-font">The source recalled an incident when Holmes “got handsy” with Pettaway in a highly public place, saying, “He just didn&#8217;t seem to care. You know he&#8217;s wearing his ring. He has a wife; he has a relatively high-profile job, but he wasn&#8217;t acting like he was concerned about either of those things at the time.”</p>
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<p class="mol-para-with-font">“What&#8217;s that saying? ‘Rome wasn&#8217;t built in a day, but it burned in one,’” the source asked rhetorically. “That&#8217;s how it went with Jasmin and T.J. It didn&#8217;t last long but you have to wonder if he ever invested in being a mentor at all? &#8230; Jasmin was a beautiful girl and he had it all on his terms. He was interested and then he wasn&#8217;t. This was a young woman, starting out in a difficult industry, looking for role models and mentors and she got T.J.”</p>
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<p class="mol-para-with-font">Pettaway later became a segment producer for GMA; she currently works as a casting producer for ITV America.</p>
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<p class="mol-para-with-font">Holmes also reportedly had an affair with married GMA producer Natasha Singh starting in 2016. The Daily Mail reported that one executive producer for GMA, apprised that Holmes was a “huge liability,” “didn&#8217;t want to know.”</p>
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T.J. Holmes Ripped For Alleged Affair With Young Woman Seeking A Mentor

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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">T.J. Holmes&#8217;s estranged wife, Marilee Fiebig, is speaking out for the first time since his romantic relationship with his “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/good-morning-america">Good Morning America</a>” co-host Amy Robach started making headlines.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Fiebig&#8217;s divorce lawyer, Stephanie Lehman, released a </span><a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11592417/GMAs-T-J-Holmes-estranged-wife-Marilee-breaks-silence.html"><span style="font-weight: 400;">statement</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> to the Daily Mail this week.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;During the holiday season and in light of the challenging times, Marilee&#8217;s sole focus has remained on the overall best interest of her 9-year-old daughter,&#8221; Fiebig shared in the update via her attorney. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;To that end T.J.&#8217;s lawyer and I have been working together to move their divorce forward privately, expeditiously and as amicably as possible. Notwithstanding, we continue to be disappointed by T.J&#8217;s lack of discretion, respect and sensitivity toward Marilee and the party&#8217;s daughter.&#8221;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The statement concluded with a message for supporters, saying Feibig &#8220;has been touched by the outpouring of support&#8221; and is looking forward &#8220;to a new beginning in this new year.&#8221;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Holmes and Fiebig have been married for 12 years. Meanwhile, Robach and her husband, former Melrose Place actor Andrew Shue, have been married for the same amount of time.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The scandal erupted in late November when reports revealed the affair between the “GMA” co-hosts. The situation became so extreme that they were suspended from their jobs.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“They had been close friends for many years but this relationship started over the past few months, after they separated from their respective spouses in August. They had not told anyone, even at <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/abc-news">ABC</a>, because they were waiting until they both were divorced,” a representative for Holmes and Robach stated, </span><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/05/business/media/abc-news-holmes-robach.html"><span style="font-weight: 400;">per</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> The New York Times.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Holmes and Robach have since been spotted together multiple times and seem to still be involved with each other. They were caught on camera kissing on December 30 and were most recently </span><a href="https://people.com/tv/amy-robach-t-j-holmes-step-out-together-miami/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">seen</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> visiting a Miami convenience store together. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The co-hosts made light of the situation while they were still employed and just after the news broke of their respective affairs. As The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gma-co-anchors-both-married-canned-after-report-of-clandestine-affair">reported</a>, they made little jokes on the show the same week their relationship was revealed.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“You know, it’s too bad it’s Friday. It’s been a great week,” Holmes said, which made Robach laugh and reply, “Is it?”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I just want this one to keep going and going and going,” Holmes replied. “Just enjoy it. Take it all in.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Speak for yourself. I’m excited about the weekend. And I’m sure everyone else is, too,” Robach said. “We all love our Fridays around here. Some of us do, at least.”</span></p>


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T.J. Holmes’ Estranged Wife Breaks Silence Following His Affair With GMA Co-Host Amy Robach

T.J. Holmes' Estranged Wife Breaks Silence Following His Affair With GMA Co-Host Amy Robach

<p style="font-weight: 400;">After reports revealed the scandalous affair between &#8220;Good Morning America 3&#8221; hosts T.J. Holmes, 45, and Amy Robach, 49, both of whom were married to others, and the couple was suspended from their jobs, Holmes has reportedly filed for divorce from his wife of 12 years, Marilee Fiebig.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Robach and her husband Andrew Shue have also been married since 2010. Before serving as the show’s host, Robach started with GMA as a correspondent in 2012; Holmes joined the network in September 2014 to serve as an anchor on &#8220;World News Now&#8221; and shortly thereafter as a correspondent for &#8220;GMA&#8221;.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;GMA&#8221; anchor Robin Roberts reportedly was apprised of the relationship before it became public and told the couple to “stop it,” The Daily Mail <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11581221/T-J-Holmes-45-files-divorce-wife-12-years-affair-GMA-host.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">On November 30, The Daily Mail published an exclusive <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11478421/GMA-hosts-Amy-Robach-T-J-Holmes-seen-looking-cozy-NYC-secret-romance-revealed.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> alleging that the two anchors, both of whom married with children, were “locked in a passionate romance despite both being married to their respective spouses for the past 12 years.”</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Speaking on an editorial call, ABC News President Kim Godwin announced the couple had been removed, calling her imbroglio an “internal and external distraction.”</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Kim argued that the relationship had not violated company policy but said, “I have really taken the last few days to think about and work through what I think is best for the ABC News organization,” <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2022/12/05/GMA-AMY-ROBACH-TJ-HOLMES-TAKEN-OFF-AIR-RELATIONSHIP/?ADID=SOCIAL-FB&amp;FBCLID=IWAR31OQUZZ0SHRJMUV6TGZGNTKLVUOUKX0F2LEAKE9ML-QSL80XJHXI7D1QS" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TMZ</a> reported.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">“This is something I&#8217;m not going to talk, we&#8217;re not going to talk about on this call until there is more to be said,” Kim reportedly warned. “I&#8217;m asking that we stop the whispering in the hallways. You know, we can&#8217;t operate with gossip, and speculation and rumors. We need to stay focused on the work. &#8230; If you think there is something that management needs to know, you can always call HR or, as we&#8217;ve said, talk to a manager that you trust. If you think there is something that we need to know.”</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">A representative for Holmes and Robach stated, “They had been close friends for many years but this relationship started over the past few months, after they separated from their respective spouses in August. They had not told anyone, even at ABC, because they were waiting until they both were divorced,” according to <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/05/business/media/abc-news-holmes-robach.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The New York Times</a>.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Holmes, 45, has a nine-year-old daughter with wife, attorney Marilee Fiebig, 44, and another daughter and son from a prior relationship; Robach, 49, has two daughters from her first marriage and her husband, former Melrose Place actor Andrew Shue, 55, has three sons.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">After the report of their alleged affair went public, the couple bantered on the show.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">“You know, it&#8217;s too bad it&#8217;s Friday. It&#8217;s been a great week,” Holmes quipped, prompting Robach to giggle, “Is it?”</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">“I just want this one to keep going and going and going,” Holmes insisted. “Just enjoy it. Take it all in.”</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">“Speak for yourself. I&#8217;m excited about the weekend. And I&#8217;m sure everyone else is too,” Robach responded, adding, “We all love our Fridays around here. Some of us do, at least.”</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">“Shue deleted photos of Robach from his Instagram after the affair was revealed,” The Daily Mail wrote.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Related: <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/gma-co-anchors-both-married-canned-after-report-of-clandestine-affair/">&#8216;GMA&#8217; Co-Anchors, Both Married, Canned After Report Of Clandestine Affair</a></p>


After Affair With ‘GMA’ Co-Anchor, T.J. Holmes Files For Divorce

After Affair With 'GMA' Co-Anchor, T.J. Holmes Files For Divorce 

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<p style="font-weight: 400;">Following a report that alleged they were having a clandestine affair, &#8220;Good Morning America 3&#8221; hosts T.J. Holmes and Amy Robach have been removed from the show indefinitely.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">On November 30, The Daily Mail published an exclusive <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11478421/GMA-hosts-Amy-Robach-T-J-Holmes-seen-looking-cozy-NYC-secret-romance-revealed.html">report</a> alleging that the two anchors, both of whom are married and have children, were “locked in a passionate romance despite both being married to their respective spouses for the past 12 years.”</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Speaking on an editorial call Monday morning, ABC News President Kim Godwin announced the couple had been removed, calling her imbroglio an “internal and external distraction.”</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Kim argued that the relationship had not violated company policy but said, “I have really taken the last few days to think about and work through what I think is best for the ABC News organization,” <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2022/12/05/GMA-AMY-ROBACH-TJ-HOLMES-TAKEN-OFF-AIR-RELATIONSHIP/?ADID=SOCIAL-FB&amp;FBCLID=IWAR31OQUZZ0SHRJMUV6TGZGNTKLVUOUKX0F2LEAKE9ML-QSL80XJHXI7D1QS">TMZ</a> reported.</p>
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<p>“This is something I&#8217;m not going to talk, we&#8217;re not going to talk about on this call until there is more to be said,” Kim reportedly warned. “I&#8217;m asking that we stop the whispering in the hallways. You know, we can&#8217;t operate with gossip, and speculation and rumors. We need to stay focused on the work. &#8230; If you think there is something that management needs to know, you can always call HR or, as we&#8217;ve said, talk to a manager that you trust. If you think there is something that we need to know.”</p>
<p>Last week, a representative for Holmes and Robach stated, “They had been close friends for many years but this relationship started over the past few months, after they separated from their respective spouses in August. They had not told anyone, even at ABC, because they were waiting until they both were divorced,” according to <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/05/business/media/abc-news-holmes-robach.html">The New York Times</a>.</p>
<p>Holmes, 45, has a nine-year-old daughter with wife, attorney Marilee Fiebig, 44, and another daughter and son from a prior relationship; Robach, 49, has two daughters from her first marriage and her husband, former Melrose Place actor Andrew Shue, 55, has three sons.</p>
<p>Transportation correspondent Gio Benitez and national norrespondent Stephanie Ramos are temporarily acting as the couple’s replacements.</p>
<p>On Friday, the couple bantered on the show after the report of their alleged affair went public. with</p>
<p>“You know, it&#8217;s too bad it&#8217;s Friday. It&#8217;s been a great week,” Holmes quipped, prompting Robach to giggle, “Is it?”</p>
<p>“I just want this one to keep going and going and going,” Holmes insisted. “Just enjoy it. Take it all in.”</p>
<p>“Speak for yourself. I&#8217;m excited about the weekend. And I&#8217;m sure everyone else is too,” Robach responded, adding, “We all love our Fridays around here. Some of us do, at least.”</p>
<p>“Shue deleted photos of Robach from his Instagram after the affair was revealed,” The Daily Mail wrote. Fiebig declined to comment to The Daily Mail.</p>


‘GMA’ Co-Anchors, Both Married, Canned After Report Of Clandestine Affair

'GMA' Co-Anchors, Both Married, Canned After Report Of Clandestine Affair

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<p style="font-weight: 400;">The first active <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/nfl">NFL</a> player to come out as <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/homosexuality">gay</a> said he agonized over the decision last year, but finally told the world “for the kids.”</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Defensive end Carl Nassib, who was most recently a Las Vegas Raider but is now a free agent, told “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/good-morning-america">Good Morning America</a>” host and former NFL star Michael Strahan Tuesday he had to get up the nerve to <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CQZXu_8nyy_/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;ig_rid=7c0a539f-8c4e-473e-bc2d-ac43ddd43f9c">announce</a> on a video posted to Instagram he is gay.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">“I stared at the phone for, like, an hour just looking at it, trying to hype myself up,” Nassib told Strahan, who also played defensive end. “The last thing I said was like, &#8216;You know what — for the kids.&#8217; And pressed post.&#8221;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">A year later, NFL free agent Carl Nassib says he agonized over his decision to come out publicly:<a href="https://t.co/D7MHVxbzmC">https://t.co/D7MHVxbzmC</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) <a href="https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/1549458352010321929?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 19, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p style="font-weight: 400;">Nassib, who played at Penn State and was a third-round draft pick by the Cleveland Browns in 2016, said his teammates supported him when he came out. The 29-year-old lineman, whose brother Ryan was an NFL backup quarterback, said he believes most people support gay people coming out of the closet.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;We are making strides in a positive direction,&#8221; the 6-foot, 7-inch athlete said. &#8220;It won&#8217;t be a perfect road, and we just have to continue the course and make sure that we do it from a place of love and not from a place of animosity.&#8221;</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">In March, the Raiders <a href="https://www.raiders.com/news/raiders-support-carl-nassib-the-trevor-project-with-100-000-donation">donated</a> $100,000 to The Trevor Project, a suicide prevention charity for LGBTQ+ youth. The donation <a href="https://www.nfl.com/news/carl-nassib-announces-partnership-with-the-trevor-project-will-match-donations">matched</a> the contribution Nassib made at the time of his announcement.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Nassib has played two years each for the Browns, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and the Raiders. In his time in Las Vegas, he started five of 27 games and had four combined sacks and an interception. For his career, he has 113 tackles and 22 sacks – half a sack less than Strahan tallied in his record-breaking 2001 season.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Nassib said he hopes to catch on with another team before the upcoming season.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;The best scenario for me is, like, the best opportunity to show what I got,” he said. “Got a lot in the tank.&#8221;</p>


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<p>ABC News&#8217; &#8220;Good Morning America&#8221; was forced to issue a correction Thursday afternoon after they falsely claimed that Ketanji Brown Jackson was the first black person to be sworn in as a Supreme Court justice.</p>
<p>&#8220;Ketanji Brown Jackson is sworn in as the first black Supreme Court justice in U.S. history,&#8221; the show tweeted.</p>
<p>The first black Supreme Court justice was Thurgood Marshall, who joined the Court in 1967. The second black Supreme Court justice was Clarence Thomas, who still serves on the Court.</p>
<p>&#8220;CORRECTION: Video shows Ketanji Brown Jackson sworn in as the first Black female Supreme Court justice in U.S. history,&#8221; the show later said in a separate tweet. &#8220;A previous tweet erroneously stated Jackson is the first Black Supreme Court justice.&#8221;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">The left’s racism means they don’t consider conservatives such as Justice Thomas as black, and their historical ignorance means they don’t know who Thurgood Marshall was. <a href="https://t.co/I5QKGQDSuu">pic.twitter.com/I5QKGQDSuu</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Cernovich (@Cernovich) <a href="https://twitter.com/Cernovich/status/1542634469097541633?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 30, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p><em>The tweet generated widespread backlash and mockery online, including the following notable responses:</em></p>
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<li><strong>Mike Cernovich</strong>, political commentator: &#8220;The left’s racism means they don’t consider conservatives such as Justice Thomas as black, and their historical ignorance means they don’t know who Thurgood Marshall was.&#8221;</li>
<li><strong>Ed Morrissey</strong>, Hot Air: &#8220;Clarence Thomas and the ghost of Thurgood Marshall say hi, @GMA. Layers of fact checkers and editors.&#8221;</li>
<li><strong>Liz Wolfe</strong>, Reason: &#8220;lol how have they left this completely wrong tweet up for four whole hours?”</li>
<li><strong>Vernon Jones</strong>, former political candidate: &#8220;This is how far liberals and the liberal media will go to lie about Black History! She’s not the first Black #SCOTU. Can you imagine how many lies they have told and people believed it? Where are fact checkers when you need them? @GMA&#8221;</li>
<li><strong>Steve Herman</strong>, VOA News: &#8220;Only if you ignore Thurgood Marshall and Clarence Thomas.&#8221;</li>
<li><strong>Sean Davis</strong>, The Federalist: &#8220;I guess Clarence Thomas and Thurgood Marshall aren&#8217;t black enough for the woke white interns at Good Morning America.&#8221;</li>
<li><strong>Frank Fleming</strong>, The Daily Wire: &#8220;They probably meant to say &#8216;first black woman&#8217; and then realized they never had a biologist confirm that.&#8221;</li>
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‘Good Morning America’ Forced To Issue Correction On Supreme Court Tweet After Backlash, Mockery

‘Good Morning America’ Issues Correction After Tweeting That Ketanji Brown Jackson Was ‘First Black Supreme Court Justice’

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<p>Another medical expert is suggesting that current testosterone suppression requirements for athletes is most likely &#8220;insufficient&#8221; for evening the playing field between transgender women and biologically female athletes.</p>
<p>As part of an exclusive Good Morning America segment on trans swimmer Lia Thomas, ABC reporter JuJu Chang also interviewed Dr. Michael Joyner, a medical expert with the Mayo Clinic.</p>
<p>Chang questioned Joyner whether &#8220;years of hormone therapy cannot put trans women in a place to compete with cisgender women.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;I think that the evidence so far would suggest that period of a year, two years, three years, four years, is probably insufficient,&#8221; he said.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">🚨🚨<a href="https://twitter.com/JujuChangABC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JujuChangABC</a>: &quot;Are you saying that years of hormone therapy cannot put trans women in a place to compete with cisgender women? </p>
<p>Dr. Michael Joyner: &quot;I think that the evidence so far would suggest that period of a year, 2 years, 3 years, 4 years, is probably insufficient.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/R0kHHXyeN4">pic.twitter.com/R0kHHXyeN4</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Mary Margaret Olohan (@MaryMargOlohan) <a href="https://twitter.com/MaryMargOlohan/status/1531640976313303040?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 31, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Joyner also shared his thoughts on testosterone advantages <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/29/us/lia-thomas-women-sports.html">in an interview with The New York Times</a>.</p>
<p>“You see the divergence immediately as the testosterone surges into the boys,&#8221; he said. &#8220;There are dramatic differences in performances.”</p>
<p>“There are social aspects to sport, but physiology and biology underpin it,” Joyner added. “Testosterone is the 800-pound gorilla.”</p>
<p>The NCAA Board of Governors <a href="https://www.ncaa.org/news/2022/1/19/media-center-board-of-governors-updates-transgender-participation-policy.aspx">updated</a> its transgender participation policy in January, requiring transgender athletes to document “sport-specific” testosterone levels within their sport’s approved range at the beginning of the season and ahead of championship selections.</p>
<p>“We are steadfast in our support of transgender student-athletes and the fostering of fairness across college sports,” John DeGioia, chair of the NCAA board and president of Georgetown University, said in a statement at the time.</p>
<p>“It is important that NCAA member schools, conferences and college athletes compete in an inclusive, fair, safe and respectful environment and can move forward with a clear understanding of the new policy,” he added.</p>
<p>But many parents and athletes do not believe this is enough — and the Times cited peer-reviewed studies that demonstrate that the fastest biologically male transgender athletes still have a &#8220;substantial edge&#8221; over the fastest biologically female athletes even after testosterone suppression.</p>
<p>Thomas is a great example of this: the transgender athlete shot up in national rankings after entering women&#8217;s sports, ranking 32nd in the men&#8217;s 1,650-yard freestyle and then eight in the women&#8217;s 1,650-yard freestyle, the Times reported.</p>
<p>In the men&#8217;s 200-yard freestyle, Thomas had ranked 554th. This year, Thomas tied for fifth place with swimmer Riley Gaines in that same race at the women&#8217;s 2022 NCAA championships (Gaines said that an NCAA official gave Thomas the fifth place trophy over Gaines, since they only had one).</p>
<p>Gaines <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/i-left-there-with-no-trophy-ncaa-female-swimmer-who-tied-for-fifth-with-trans-athlete-says-officials-put-lia-thomas-ahead-of-her">first spoke out</a> about her frustration with the event in an interview with The Daily Wire, insisting, &#8220;We need to create fair boundaries that protect the integrity of women in sports.&#8221;</p>
<p class="css-at9mc1 evys1bk0">The Times noted that Thomas ranked 65th in the men&#8217;s 500-yard freestyle, but won the 500-yard freestyle at the NCAA&#8217;s swimming as a female.</p>
<p class="css-at9mc1 evys1bk0">Dr. Ross Tucker, a physiologist who spoke with the Times, said that “Lia Thomas is the manifestation of the scientific evidence.&#8221;</p>
<p class="css-at9mc1 evys1bk0">“The reduction in testosterone did not remove her biological advantage,&#8221; he said.</p>
<p>The Times story comes ahead of the release of The Daily Wire&#8217;s <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/videos/what-is-a-woman-official-trailer">What Is A Woman</a> documentary, in which Matt Walsh examines the current controversy surrounding gender and biology.</p>


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Medical Expert: Brief Hormone Suppression ‘Probably Insufficient’ To Even The Playing Field Between Trans Women And Biologically Female Athletes

Physiologist Warns Brief Hormone Suppression 'Probably Insufficient' To Even The Playing Field Between Trans Women And Biologically Female Athletes 

Lia Thomas

NCAA

Sports

Transgender Athletes

University of Pennsylvania

<p>Biological male swimmer Lia Thomas seemed to suggest that competitive advantages in swimming are irrelevant since Thomas is now &#8220;happy&#8221; identifying and competing as a transgender woman.</p>
<p>Thomas <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/i-left-there-with-no-trophy-ncaa-female-swimmer-who-tied-for-fifth-with-trans-athlete-says-officials-put-lia-thomas-ahead-of-her">discussed backlash</a> following the NCAA Women&#8217;s Swimming Championships where the trans athlete competed against biological females, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biologically-male-swimmer-annihilates-female-competitors-in-500-free">annihilating</a> them in the 500 freestyle.</p>
<p>&#8220;There&#8217;s a lot of factors that go into a race and how well you do,&#8221; Thomas told Good Morning America in an exclusive interview that aired Tuesday. &#8220;The biggest change for me is that I&#8217;m happy.&#8221;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Trans athlete Lia Thomas, speaking out after the NCAA backlash, addresses whether biological males have advantages over women: &quot;There&#39;s a lot of factors that go into a race and how well you do. The biggest change for me is that I&#39;m happy.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/bXbKfcpZ2o">pic.twitter.com/bXbKfcpZ2o</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Mary Margaret Olohan (@MaryMargOlohan) <a href="https://twitter.com/MaryMargOlohan/status/1531639466946871296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 31, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>&#8220;Sophomore year, I had my best times competing with the men, I was miserable, and so having that be lifted is incredibly relieving and allows me to put my all into training, into racing,&#8221; Thomas continued.</p>
<p>&#8220;Trans people don&#8217;t transition for athletics, we transition to be happy and authentic and our true selves,&#8221; Thomas said. &#8220;Transitioning to get an advantage is not something that ever factors into our decisions.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;You didn&#8217;t transition to win more medals?&#8221; asked ABC reporter Juju Chang.</p>
<p>&#8220;No,&#8221; responded Thomas.</p>
<p>Chang pointed out that many of Thomas&#8217;s teammates signed an anonymous letter saying that they support the biological male athlete&#8217;s right to transition but believe that it is unfair for Thomas to compete against biological women in sports.</p>
<p>&#8220;You can&#8217;t go halfway and be like, I support trans women and trans people but only to a certain point,&#8221; Thomas said. &#8220;If  you support trans women as women, and they&#8217;ve met all the NCAA requirements, then I don&#8217;t know if you can really say something like that. Trans women are not a threat to women&#8217;s sports.&#8221;</p>
<p>Chang also interviewed Dr. Michael Joyner, a medical expert with the Mayo Clinic, asking whether &#8220;years of hormone therapy cannot put trans women in a place to compete with cisgender women.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;I think that the evidence so far would suggest that period of a year, two years, three years, four years, is probably insufficient,&#8221; he said.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">🚨🚨<a href="https://twitter.com/JujuChangABC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JujuChangABC</a>: &quot;Are you saying that years of hormone therapy cannot put trans women in a place to compete with cisgender women? </p>
<p>Dr. Michael Joyner: &quot;I think that the evidence so far would suggest that period of a year, 2 years, 3 years, 4 years, is probably insufficient.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/R0kHHXyeN4">pic.twitter.com/R0kHHXyeN4</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Mary Margaret Olohan (@MaryMargOlohan) <a href="https://twitter.com/MaryMargOlohan/status/1531640976313303040?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 31, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Chang also asked Thomas about the &#8220;legacy effects of testosterone&#8221; and whether biologically male athletes can ever truly eliminate all testosterone that is giving them advantages over women.</p>
<p>&#8220;Should that eliminate or disqualify transgender women?&#8221; Chang asked.</p>
<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m not a medical expert but there is a lot of variation among cis female athletes,&#8221; Thomas said. &#8220;There are cis women who are very tall and very muscular and have more testosterone than another cis woman. Should that disqualify them?&#8221;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">EXCLUSIVE: &quot;Trans people don&#39;t transition for athletics. We transition to be happy and authentic and our true selves.&quot;</p>
<p>Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas speaks out to <a href="https://twitter.com/JujuChangABC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JujuChangABC</a> about backlash and future plans to compete. <a href="https://t.co/UFQOgMNBLj">https://t.co/UFQOgMNBLj</a> <a href="https://t.co/FJcmyEChi9">pic.twitter.com/FJcmyEChi9</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Good Morning America (@GMA) <a href="https://twitter.com/GMA/status/1531603373958496256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 31, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>The interview comes ahead of the release of The Daily Wire&#8217;s <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/videos/what-is-a-woman-official-trailer">What Is A Woman</a> documentary, in which Matt Walsh examines the current controversy surrounding gender and biology.</p>


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Trans Swimmer Lia Thomas Shrugs Off Question Of Advantages Over Biological Females: ‘I’m Happy’

'I'm Happy': Lia Thomas Shrugs Off Advantages Over Biological Females 

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