President Donald Trump said he decided to run again after his 2020 defeat to “shove it up their a**” and reap the benefits of major events he scored for the United States during his first term.
Trump, who chairs the Kennedy Center board, spoke to the center’s board members during a dinner in the White House’s State Dining Room on Monday evening. During the speech, Trump touted some accomplishments from his first term: securing the Olympics for 2028 and the World Cup for 2026 in the United States.
“We got the Olympics and then we got through Gianni, he’s the boss, he’s a friend of mine, we got the World Cup, we got them both,” said the president. “I said, ‘Man, I won&#8217;t be president. I got the Olympics and the World Cup, and I won&#8217;t be president, and they&#8217;re gonna forget that I got them, nobody&#8217;s gonna mention it, because you know, a little bit, that&#8217;s the way life is.”
“And then, you know, they rigged the election,” he added. “And then I said, ‘You know what I&#8217;ll do? I&#8217;ll run again, and I&#8217;ll shove it up their a**.'&#8221;
The crowd burst into laughter and applause.
“I then realized,” Trump continued, “I got the Olympics, I got the World Cup, and I got the 250th. Look at the way this works out.”
“If they would have left us alone and wouldn&#8217;t have cheated on the election and wouldn&#8217;t have rigged it, I would have been retired right now. I would have been happily doing something else. And instead, they have me for four more years. Can you believe it?” the president said.
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🚨TRUMP: &#8220;They rigged the election. I said &#8216;You know what I&#8217;ll do? I&#8217;ll run again and I&#8217;ll shove it up their ass.&#8221;<a href="https://t.co/V0hDh8Csgf">pic.twitter.com/V0hDh8Csgf</a>
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Trump announced in February that he would serve as chairman of the board for the Kennedy Center after firing all of its previous board members. Trump has since replaced the board members with allies including Attorney General Pam Bondi, second lady Usha Vance, and singer Lee Greenwood.
The president installed Richard Grenell, who served in the first Trump administration as acting director of national intelligence, as president of the Kennedy Center. Grenell said on Monday that he would refer an investigation into the Kennedy Center’s finances to the Justice Department.
Investigators looked into the center’s finances for the past two years and “found $26 million in phantom revenue, fake revenue,” said Grenell, adding that what was found was “criminal,” according to <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/19/theater/trump-kennedy-center-season.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The New York Times</a>.
Trump and the new board have taken steps to overhaul the Kennedy Center’s programming, removing what the president has referred to as “woke” and “terrible” programming in the past. The moves have included scrapping a week’s worth of gay pride programming scheduled for the month of July.

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Trump Explains Why He Decided To Run Again: To ‘Shove It Up Their A**’

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Two-time heavyweight boxing champion and Olympic gold medalist George Foreman died on Friday. He was 76 years old.
Foreman rose to prominence as a boxer, but after he retired, he launched a successful line of in-home grills, which sold millions. His family shared the news of his passing on his official Instagram account.
&#8220;Our hearts are broken. With profound sorrow, we announce the passing of our beloved George Edward Foreman Sr. who peacefully departed on March 21, 2025 surrounded by loved ones,” his family wrote. “A devout preacher, a devoted husband, a loving father, and a proud grand and great grandfather, he lived a life marked by unwavering faith, humility, and purpose.”
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“A humanitarian, an Olympian, and two time heavyweight champion of the world, He was deeply respected — a force for good, a man of discipline, conviction, and a protector of his legacy, fighting tirelessly to preserve his good name— for his family,” the post continued. “We are grateful for the outpouring of love and prayers, and kindly ask for privacy as we honor the extraordinary life of a man we were blessed to call our own.”
Born in Texas in 1949, Foreman grew up in a dangerous part of Houston known as the Fifth Ward, or “the Bloody Fifth,” he <a href="https://www.esquire.com/sports/interviews/a2396/wil0104foreman/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> Esquire in 2006. Growing up poor, he turned to petty crime and dropped out of high school, but at age 16, he joined the Job Corps, a career training and education program for low-income teens and young adults. He earned his GED and learned carpentry and bricklaying while also training to become a boxer, People Magazine <a href="https://people.com/george-foreman-dead-championship-boxer-grill-pitchman-dies-at-76-8599492?hid=bb40b7766de1e1594ae0d3da5a0bed36e763e415&amp;did=17000070-20250322&amp;utm_campaign=ppl_relationship-builder&amp;utm_source=ppl&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=032225&amp;lctg=bb40b7766de1e1594ae0d3da5a0bed36e763e415&amp;lr_input=db17e7efc2371c238dc4d77526ed336aeb6eaeb0a4e7d2eb5082a24a233bc6ca&amp;utm_term=breaking-news" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
“I went into boxing at the age of 17 to lose weight and become a great street fighter,” he <a href="https://ringsidereport.com/?p=67072" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> Ringside Report in 2000. “Next thing I know, I was fighting as a Golden Glover. It basically all happened as an accident.”
Foreman was just 19 years old when he won a gold medal at the Mexico City Olympic Games in 1968.
“Winning that gold medal at the end, I wanted the whole world to know where I was from, so I picked up a small American flag and paraded around the ring to make sure they knew,” he <a href="https://ontheropesboxing.com/george-foreman-ive-never-gone-in-the-ring-with-anyone-as-courageous-as-muhammad-ali/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> boxing radio show “On The Ropes” in 2023. “This was my chance to represent my country. That was greater to me than even winning the boxing matches.”
In 1969, Foreman became a professional boxer, winning all of his 13 fights in his first year and all of his 12 fights the next year. He won a total of 32 fights without losing by the end of 1971. In 1973, he faced World Heavyweight Champion Joe Frazier and won by total knockout, <a href="https://andscape.com/features/foreman-frazier-at-50-revisiting-the-shocking-iconic-heavyweight-title-fight/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">admitting</a> to ESPN’s Andscape in 2023 that the only person he feared was Frazier.
Foreman went on to defend the title against Jose Roman and Ken Norton. In 1974, Foreman battled the great Muhammad Ali in a fight referred to as “the Rumble in the Jungle.” Ali defeated Foreman despite being the huge underdog.
The loss crushed Foreman, who <a href="https://man.vogue.me/lifestyle/sports/george-foreman-muhammad-ali-rumble-in-the-jungle/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> Vogue Man Arabia in 2019 that he “lost everything I ever was” after that fight. “It was the most devastating event in my life as an athlete. I was not even a man no more,” he added.
Foreman retired from boxing in 1977, but returned in 1987 following financial struggles. He lost two title fights in 1991 and 1993, but reclaimed his title in 1994 after beating Michael Moorer.
After winning that fight, he became a more public figure and celebrity, launching the successful George Foreman Grill in 1994. The grill has since sold more than 100 million units worldwide.
Foreman officially retired from boxing in 1999, but continued to his celebrity appearances, including a 12-episode comedy travel show with Henry Winkler, William Shatner, and Terry Bradshaw called “Better Late Than Never.”
Foreman had 12 children; seven daughters (one of whom, Freeda, died in 2019) and five sons all named George.
&#8220;I named all my sons George Edward Foreman so they would always have something in common,&#8221; Foreman wrote on the “Did You Know?” <a href="https://www.georgeforeman.com/pages/did-you-know" target="_blank" rel="noopener">section</a> of his website. &#8220;I say to them, &#8216;If one of us goes up, then we all go up together. And if one goes down, we all go down together!'&#8221;
Foreman was married five times, and is survived by his wife Mary Joan Martelly and his 11 children.

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Boxing Legend George Foreman Dead At 76

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President Donald Trump expects his Executive Order banning men from women&#8217;s sports to be the starting point of a &#8220;very public pressure campaign&#8221; to make sure the practice is over before the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said.
&#8220;He does expect the Olympic Committee and the NCAA to no longer allow men to compete in women&#8217;s sports,&#8221; Leavitt told The Daily Wire during Wednesday&#8217;s briefing. &#8220;I think the President with the signing of his pen starts a very public pressure campaign on these organizations to do the right thing for women and for girls across the country.&#8221;
Trump is expected to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-order-protecting-womens-sports-will-reportedly-extend-to-colleges" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sign</a> an executive order Wednesday banning trans-identifying males from women&#8217;s sports in schools and colleges. This follows similar orders affirming that there are only two genders, and pulling federal funding from so-called gender transition procedures for minors.
&#8220;This is an incredibly popular position,&#8221; Leavitt said of Wednesday&#8217;s order. &#8220;There have been many notable female athletes who have had the courage to speak out against some very powerful institutions in this country. They deserve to have a voice and a say. The President is bringing their voice to the highest level at the White House this afternoon, and he expects these organizations to comply with this federal executive order that he&#8217;ll be signing today.”
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Galvanized by Trump&#8217;s push to protect women&#8217;s sports and spaces, congressional Republicans have redoubled their efforts to do the same. Hours before Trump signed his order Wednesday, Senator Tommy Tuberville (AL) <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/exclusive-tuberville-moves-to-protect-womens-olympic-sports-from-trans-identifying-males">introduced</a> a bill that would bar biological males from competing against women in the Olympics.
“Men should not be competing in women’s sports at any level,” Tuberville told The Daily Wire, which first reported the bill. “We were all deeply disturbed last summer to see videos of men boxing against women in the Olympics. This is not only dangerous but it is incredibly unfair to the young women who have trained their whole lives to compete.”
In October 2024, The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trans-identifying-males-are-cleaning-up-in-female-sports-this-un-report-quantifies-the-damage">reported</a> that female athletes lost nearly 900 medals to biological males who identified as &#8220;transgender&#8221; women.
One athlete, former NCAA swimmer Riley Gaines, emerged as an early and fierce advocate for women&#8217;s sports. Gaines is expected to join the president Wednesday as he signs his executive order. Hours before the signing, she addressed the Republican Study Committee and urged them to keep up the fight against women&#8217;s sports.
&#8220;Men do not belong in women’s sports. You know that, I know that, and the American people certainly confirmed they know that,&#8221; Gaines told The Daily Wire ahead of the signing.

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WASHINGTON—Republican Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville will reintroduce a bill Wednesday aimed at protecting women&#8217;s Olympic Sports from men who identify as transgender females, The Daily Wire can first report.
Tuberville&#8217;s <a title="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/house-senate-gop-roll-out-bill-block-biological-men-participating-us-olympic-events-females" href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/house-senate-gop-roll-out-bill-block-biological-men-participating-us-olympic-events-females" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/house-senate-gop-roll-out-bill-block-biological-men-participating-us-olympic-events-females&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1738806705453000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2XYOlyFws9PHH9Uj7CKRiL">Protection of Women in Olympic and Amateur Sports Act</a> would prohibit any governing bodies recognized by the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) from permitting men to compete in athletic events intended for women, modifying eligibility requirements for amateur sports governing organizations.
It comes on National Girls and Women in Sports Day — the same day President Donald Trump will sign an executive order banning men from competing in women&#8217;s sports. The president will sign an executive order at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday at the White House, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/president-trump-to-sign-executive-to-keep-men-out-of-womens-sports">The Daily Wire first reported Tuesday</a>.
“Men should not be competing in women’s sports at any level,” Tuberville told The Daily Wire. “We were all deeply disturbed last summer to see videos of men boxing against women in the Olympics. This is not only dangerous but it is incredibly unfair to the young women who have trained their whole lives to compete.&#8221;
&#8220;Whether in little league or the Olympics, it’s unsafe, it’s unfair, and it’s just plain wrong,&#8221; he added. &#8220;I am proud to introduce this bill and hope to see it signed into law long before the United States hosts the 2028 Summer Olympics so we can all enjoy watching safe, fair competition.”
Rep. Greg Steube (R-FL) introduced a House version of the bill, arguing that it is &#8220;more important than ever that we stand up for common sense by prohibiting biological males from competing in female athletics.&#8221;
“From the swimming pool to the boxing ring, far-left activists have hijacked the rulebook to push their extremist agenda onto sports governing bodies,&#8221; he told The Daily Wire. &#8220;Not only is this antithetical to the principles of fair competition, but it constitutes a direct assault on the future of women’s sports altogether.”
The effort is supported by a broad coalition of advocates fighting for the integrity of women&#8217;s spaces, including Riley Gaines, the 12-time NCAA All-American Swimmer forced to compete against a male athlete. She praised Tuberville&#8217;s and Steube&#8217;s efforts in a statement, saying, &#8220;They have made it clear that they will fight for fairness, privacy, and safety for girls and women in sports.&#8221;
Terr Schilling, president of the American Principles Project, similarly emphasized that &#8220;it&#8217;s obvious that men do not belong in women&#8217;s sports.&#8221;
&#8220;Yet despite the overwhelming support for this position among the American people, too many sports bodies still allow men who claim to be women to compete against female athletes,&#8221; he said. &#8220;This is incredibly unfair to women, and it needs to end.&#8221;

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EXCLUSIVE: Tuberville Moves To Protect Women’s Olympic Sports From Trans-Identifying Males

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Olympic figure skater Nancy Kerrigan broke down in tears over the tragic <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/airplane-crash">plane crash</a> near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport involving an Army helicopter and American Airlines Flight 5342 on Wednesday night.
Speaking to <a href="https://x.com/MSNBC/status/1885067494538219837">reporters</a> outside the Skating Club of Boston, as an alumna member of the club, Kerrigan joined with fellow members and opened up about trying to process the loss following news that six of the victims &#8212; two teenage figure skaters, two coaches, and their mothers &#8212; who were killed in the plane crash, were from the Boston club, <a href="https://www.wcvb.com/article/nancy-kerrigan-skaters-washington-crash/63622801">WCVB</a> reported.
“Not sure how to process it,” Kerrigan said through the tears. “Which is why I’m here. I just wanted to be here and be part of our community.”
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&#8220;And then when you find out you know some of the people on the plane, it’s an even bigger blow,” she added. “We just wish them well, the families, the courage and the strength to make the next steps.&#8221;
&#8220;I just feel for the athletes, the skaters and their families &#8230; anyone that was on that plane, not just the skaters, because it&#8217;s just such a tragic event and we&#8217;ve been through tragedies before as Americans, as people, and we are strong,&#8221; Kerrigan continued. “Even when it&#8217;s hard, you get back up. Even when you&#8217;re crying, hurt, pain, you get back up and move forward. It&#8217;s not easy. But that&#8217;s what we all have to do now together.”
U.S. Figure Skating announced that there were “several” <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/sports">athletes</a> and coaches aboard the passenger flight when it crashed into the Potomac River after <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/airplane-crash">colliding</a> with the helicopter on Wednesday night, as previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/u-s-figure-skating-confirms-several-skaters-and-coaches-were-in-american-airlines-crash">reported</a>. The organization provided a <a href="https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/special-reports/dc-plane-crash/washington-dca-dc-reagan-national-airport-us-figure-skating-american-airlines/65-6b954cb8-4db9-4fa8-ad19-430829843262">statement</a> to news outlet WUSA9 on Thursday morning.
“U.S. Figure Skating can confirm that several members of our skating community were sadly aboard American Airlines Flight 5342, which collided with a helicopter yesterday evening in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/washington-d-c">Washington, D.C.,</a>” the statement read. “These athletes, coaches and family members were returning home from National Development Camp held in conjunction with the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Wichita, Kansas.”
On Thursday morning, D.C. Fire Chief John Donnelly said that rescue efforts were now switching to recovery efforts with no survivors expected in Wednesday night&#8217;s crash, as previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/authorities-believe-there-are-no-survivors-after-american-airlines-crash-with-army-helicopter" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. He said first responders had already recovered the bodies of 27 of the 64 people onboard the passenger plane and one body from the Black Hawk helicopter.
“We wish we were gathering for different purposes today,” Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said at a press conference. “We will not rest until we have answers for the families and for the flying public. You should be assured that when you fly you are safe.” 
Amanda Harding contributed to this piece.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/first-lady-melania-trump-issues-statement-following-tragic-plane-crash" target="_blank" rel="noopener">First Lady Melania Trump Issues Statement Following Tragic Plane Crash</a>

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Olympic Skater Nancy Kerrigan Breaks Down In Tears Over Plane Crash

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Former U.S. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/olympics" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Olympic swimmer</a> Gary Hall Jr. said he lost all 10 of his Olympic medals after his home was destroyed in the Palisades fire as the blaze in Los Angeles continued to rage.
Speaking to <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/09/sport/gary-hall-jr-loses-olympic-medals-in-palisades-wildfire-spt/index.html">CNN</a>, Hall said that when they were told to evacuate due to the multiple wildfires in Southern California, he thought he had more time, but found out very quickly he had to get out and save himself rather than gather the medals and other personal belongings.
“I saw the fire charging down the hill and knew that I had to get out of there,” the Olympic swimmer said. “I opened up the back of my SUV, I loaded a painting, one other object. By the time I was going back in from that run, hot embers were raining down from the sky.”
“I knew at that point that I just didn’t have much time,” he added. “I could see the embers hitting the roofs of the houses around me and made that decision: it’s time to go. The medals were in a closet in my bedroom, 70 feet away, and I didn’t have time to go get them.”
“From the time that I saw the first plume of smoke at the top of the hill … I had about three minutes between then and when it came charging toward me,” Hall continued. “It wasn’t easy to leave that behind. I worked a lifetime to achieve that, and the memories remain but the souvenir is gone.”
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— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) <a href="https://twitter.com/latimes/status/1877812921280893032?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 10, 2025</a></blockquote>
Representing the U.S. at the Olympics in 1996, 2000, and 2004, Hall Jr. had not only won ten Olympic medals, including five gold, but also six world championship medals (three gold and three silver) during his career, all of which are gone now.
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Diagnosed in 1999 with Type 1 Diabetes, Hall also described to CNN some of the terrifying scenes of the day he had to get out as the fires completely engulfed the area due to the high-speed Santa Ana winds.
“I was one of the first hill evacuees to make it into the village,” Hall said. “There was one other car of a person that had fled in the parking lot, surrounded by five pre-schools, elementary schools, kindergartens and schools still in session and you could see it went from an idyllic, peaceful Palisades village, descending into mayhem and panic.”
“There were people screaming, cars driving up on the sidewalk,” he added. “Imagine the desperation of a parent trying to get to their child in time to get them from the school and to safety. So you have cars blowing through stop signs, red lights, crashes happening and people running in every direction.”
A <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-gary-hall-jr-after-devastating-fire">GoFundMe</a> page has been set up to help Hall Jr.
“Gary Jr. lost his home and his livelihood in the devastating Palisades Fire on January 7th,” a statement on the site reads. “Gary saw flames out his window while he was at home before collecting his dog, Puddles, his insulin, a painting of his grandfather, and a religious wooden piece his daughter Gigi gave him and drove towards the ocean as quickly as possible.”
“He was forced to leave behind everything else he owned, such as irreplaceable family heirlooms, photos, and more,” the statement added. “He has also most likely lost his ten Olympic medals, but nothing can take away his spirit that won those medals.”
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/anna-faris-adam-brody-mandy-moore-become-latest-celebs-to-lose-homes-in-socal-fires" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Anna Faris, Adam Brody, Mandy Moore Become Latest Celebs To Lose Homes In SoCal Fires</a>

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Former U.S. Olympic Swimmer Says He Lost All 10 Of His Olympic Medals In SoCal Fires

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Gold medalist <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/simone-biles-to-return-to-competition-one-year-ahead-of-paris-olympics">Simone Biles</a> did more than hint that her time competing in the Olympics is over in a new interview and suggested she would not return for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.
The 27-year-old gymnast &#8212; who was recently named <a href="https://www.si.com/sportsperson/simone-biles-sports-illustrated-2024-sportsperson-of-the-year">Sports Illustrated</a> magazine&#8217;s 2024 Sportsperson of the Year &#8212; told the outlet that she’s come to a point in her career where it would be greedy if she continued reaching for the gold in the 2028 games.
&#8220;Life and death issue,&#8221; Biles replied. &#8220;Because I’ve accomplished so much, there’s almost nothing left to do, rather than to just be snobby and to try again and for what? I’m at a point in my career where I’m humble enough to know when to be done.”
“If you go back, you’ll be greedy,” she added. “Those are the consequences. But that’s also your decision to decide. What sacrifices would be made if I go back now?”
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Simone Biles says competing in 2028 Los Angeles Olympics would be &#8216;greedy&#8217; <a href="https://t.co/OfWXumfi5b">https://t.co/OfWXumfi5b</a>
— Fox News (@FoxNews) <a href="https://twitter.com/FoxNews/status/1875271569523535977?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 3, 2025</a></blockquote>
Biles &#8212; who won four golds in the Paris Summer Olympics, adding to her total of 7 gold, 2 silver, and 2 bronze to become the most decorated American gymnast of all time &#8212; suggested she’s ready to focus on motherhood after tying the knot in 2023 to Chicago Bears football player Jonathan Owens.
“When you’re younger, it’s like, prom, college. Now it’s like, starting a family, being away from my husband. What’s really worth it?” Biles said.
“I don’t think the reality has set in of what I’ve exactly done in the sport,” she added. &#8220;I can see it, and I hear it from people, and I see a glimpse of it, but the full magnitude I don’t think I’ve realized just yet.”
“I don’t think I’ll realize ’til maybe I retire and look back in a couple years like, ‘Damn, she was good,’” the Olympic star continued. “Because I can see that, but I do it every day. So for me, it’s normal.”
Biles was the biggest name in gymnastics for years and shocked the world when she announced just after her first competition in Tokyo that she would be <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/simone-biles-out-of-gymnastics-team-final-in-tokyo">sitting out</a> the rest of the Olympic games due to mental health concerns.
In 2023, she then <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/simone-biles-to-return-to-competition-one-year-ahead-of-paris-olympics">made headlines</a> when she announced her return to elite competition one year ahead of the 2024 Summer Olympics.
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Artistic Gymnastics – Olympic Games Paris 2024: Day 2

Simone Biles Does More Than Hint That Her Time In The Olympics Is Over

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An Olympic gold medalist in women&#8217;s wrestling spoke out about the transgender debate in women&#8217;s sports, saying she would only compete against a man during practice, not during an actual competition.
Tamyra Mensah-Stock won gold in women&#8217;s freestyle wrestling at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.
&#8220;No, thank goodness. But I know a few people that have,&#8221; Mensah-Stock <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/olympic-gold-medalist-tamyra-mensah-stock-she-only-wrestle-biological-men-practice" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> Fox News when asked whether she had ever competed against a man.
&#8220;Would I get on the mat with somebody who is a biological male? Well, I&#8217;ll just say this. I&#8217;ve wrestled plenty of guys in practice, and I will only wrestle them in practice,&#8221; she said ahead of the FOX Nation Patriot Awards Sunday night in Brookville, New York.
&#8220;Cause wrestling men is very, very difficult even when they&#8217;re 20 pounds smaller than me,&#8221; Mensah-Stock added. &#8220;So if like they&#8217;re the same weight as me — I just keep it in practice.&#8221;
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This is Tamyra Mensah-Stock
Team USA Wrestling Gold Medalist
And this answer she gave is probably why you’re not hearing about her accomplishment. <a href="https://t.co/isSPCRzMUg">pic.twitter.com/isSPCRzMUg</a>
— John Cardillo (@johncardillo) <a href="https://twitter.com/johncardillo/status/1422668100462387201?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 3, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Moments after becoming an Olympic champion in Tokyo, Mensah-Stock draped herself in an American flag and joyfully expressed her patriotism.
&#8220;I love representing the U.S.,&#8221; she said, hugging the flag around herself. &#8220;I freaking love living there, I love it, and I&#8217;m so happy I get to represent USA! I love it!&#8221;
Mensah-Stock now has a contract with Word Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).
The issue of trans-identifying men in women&#8217;s sports has ignited backlash internationally in recent years.
Female athletes in high school, college, and professional divisions have spoken out against women playing with and competing against men, citing safety concerns as well as fairness in competition.
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During the Paris Games this past summer, two boxers who tested XY on chromosome tests were fiercely criticized for fighting and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/lin-yu%E2%80%91ting-second-olympic-boxer-who-failed-gender-test-beats-female-opponent" target="_blank" rel="noopener">beating</a> two biologically female boxers.
Last month, a high school girls’ volleyball team forfeited a California state playoff game — and their season — over a trans-identifying male player on the opposing team, the girls’ school <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/heartbreaking-high-school-girls-volleyball-team-forfeits-season-over-male-athlete-opponent" target="_blank" rel="noopener">calling</a> the decision “heartbreaking.”
Two-thirds of Americans now say trans-identifying male athletes should “never” or only “in rare cases” be allowed to compete on girls’ sports teams, <a href="https://nypost.com/2024/06/07/us-news/66-of-us-adults-oppose-transgender-girls-competing-on-female-sports-teams-survey/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to a Los Angeles Times survey from earlier this year.
The momentum against trans-identifying men in women&#8217;s sports has caused some organizations to ban biological males from participating.
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), which governs sports at more than 240 small colleges, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/naia-college-athletics-org-bans-trans-identifying-men-from-competing-in-womens-sports" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> a new policy in April banning trans-identifying male athletes from playing on women’s teams.
The backlash to biological men in girls’ sports was also a driving force during the presidential election cycle this year, with President-elect Donald Trump frequently mentioning the issue at his campaign rallies.

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Olympic Gold Medalist Says She Would Only Wrestle A Man ‘In Practice’

Olympic Gold Medalist Says She Would Only Wrestle A Man 'In Practice'

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Female boxer Angela Carini celebrated taking home the 2024 Italian women&#8217;s title for boxing after being forced to fight in the 2024 Paris Olympics against a competitor with a sex development condition who had failed previous gender tests with the International Boxing Association (IBA). 
The victory for Carini came months after she had to endure being beaten up in the ring by Imane Khelif, an Olympic boxer from Algeria, who had failed past gender tests — per the IBA — and was later allegedly <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/french-journalist-claims-medical-report-proves-olympic-boxer-who-took-gold-in-womens-division-a-man">proven to be a biological male</a>, according to a French journalist who obtained a medical report.
After winning the title, the female boxer said, “Tonight was my revenge,” a <a href="https://x.com/oliverbrown_tel/status/1865887087456563426">Telegraph reporter</a> wrote on X. “Some 2024 for Angela Carini. She endured anguish and gross unfairness at the Paris Olympics, forced to withdraw after 46 seconds against an opponent who had failed two sex tests. Four months on, she has just won the Italian title…”
After Carini quit her match against Khelif — who had been allowed to fight in the female boxing category despite the controversy — the Algerian boxer went on to get the gold in the women’s welterweight final boxing match, something many criticized, as <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/shame-on-you-all-megyn-kelly-piers-morgan-and-others-react-to-algerian-boxer-getting-gold-after-failing-gender-test">The Daily Wire</a> has previously reported.
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Some 2024 for Angela Carini. She endured anguish and gross unfairness at the Paris Olympics, forced to withdraw after 46 seconds against an opponent who had failed two sex tests.
Four months on, she has just won the Italian title. ‘Tonight was my revenge,’ she says <a href="https://t.co/J1uxnKMsYE">pic.twitter.com/J1uxnKMsYE</a>
— Oliver Brown (@oliverbrown_tel) <a href="https://twitter.com/oliverbrown_tel/status/1865887087456563426?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 8, 2024</a></blockquote>
Megyn Kelly, host of “The Megyn Kelly Show” podcast, blasted the move by writing, in all caps, about how unfair it was that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) awarded Khelif the gold medal in a women&#8217;s event.
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“Don’t you see? Don’t you see what this insanity is doing to women??” Kelly <a href="https://x.com/megynkelly/status/1822024750845325447">wrote</a>. “WHY DO GIRLS HAVE TO SHARE THEIR BATHROOMS W/BOYS? THEIR LOCKER ROOMS? THEIR SPORTS? THEIR PRISONS?”
“To all the media who have FAILED WOMEN AT EVERY TURN on this boxing and virtually EVERY trans story: SHAME ON YOU ALL,” Kelly <a href="https://x.com/megynkelly/status/1822022126184099840">added</a><a href="https://x.com/megynkelly/status/1822022126184099840" target="_blank" rel="noopener">.</a>
Talk show host Piers <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/piers-morgan">Morgan</a> called Khelif being named the women’s champion a “travesty.”
“From Emmeline Pankhurst to this … where are the world’s feminists now, as women’s hard-fought rights get so shamefully destroyed?” Morgan’s <a href="https://x.com/piersmorgan/status/1822023148646363464">post</a> read.
“BREAKING: A biological male just won an Olympic Gold medal in a women’s boxing competition. Congrats to everyone who supported this travesty,” he <a href="https://x.com/piersmorgan/status/1822024690556399657">added</a>.
Khelif previously failed gender eligibility tests by the IBA, but was allowed by the IOC (International Olympic Committee) to compete against biological women in the 2024 Paris Olympics.
The Olympics formally cut ties with the IBA, which the IOC now dismisses as “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/boxer-who-failed-gender-tests-wins-gold-in-womens-boxing-without-dropping-single-round-entire-olympic-run">not credible</a>,” and allows boxers to compete based on the gender listed on their passports rather than enforcing any gender-related testing.

Boxing – Olympic Games Paris 2024: Day 6

‘Tonight Was My Revenge’: Female Boxer Wins Title After Olympics Gender Controversy

‘Tonight Was My Revenge’: Female Boxer Wins Title After Being Forced To Fight Male Boxer In Olympics

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Piers Morgan, Megyn Kelly, J.K. Rowling and more reacted to a new report that claimed to show proof confirming that Algerian Olympic boxer  Imane Khelif — who took the gold in the women’s competition in Paris — is a biological male with a sex development condition.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/french-journalist-claims-medical-report-proves-olympic-boxer-who-took-gold-in-womens-division-a-man?topStoryPosition=2">French journalist </a>Djaffar Air Aoudia, who allegedly obtained a medical report, said that an MRI determined “Khelif had no uterus, but instead had internal testicles and a ‘micropenis’ resembling an enlarged clitoris,” <a href="https://reduxx.info/algerian-boxer-imane-khelif-has-xy-chromosomes-and-testicles-french-algerian-medical-report-admits/">Reduxx reported</a>. The fighter also reportedly has XY chromosomes and testosterone levels typical of males.
“Confirmation of what some of us said at the time: Khelif is a biological man,” Morgan wrote on <a href="https://x.com/piersmorgan/status/1853428863541330052">X</a>. “The gold medal should now be stripped and awarded to the best actual woman.”
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Confirmation of what some of us said at the time: Khelif is a biological man. The gold medal should now be stripped and awarded to the best actual woman. <a href="https://t.co/iqVlqQhrwr">https://t.co/iqVlqQhrwr</a>
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) <a href="https://twitter.com/piersmorgan/status/1853428863541330052?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 4, 2024</a></blockquote>
The host of Sirius XM’s “The Megyn Kelly Show” podcast wrote on <a href="https://x.com/megynkelly/status/1853428685338018090">X</a>, “As we told you &#8211; that Olympic gold medal winner is MALE.”
Famed “Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling also wrote on <a href="https://x.com/jk_rowling/status/1853406500770758840">X</a> in response to the article, “Every gender activist in my mentions: &#8216;But Vogue,'&#8221; a reference to <a href="https://www.vogue.com/article/algerian-boxer-imane-khelif-scores-olympic-gold" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Vogue article&#8217;s</a> claiming that Khelif was a woman. 
Tennis legend Martina Navratilova reacted to the <a href="https://x.com/Martina/status/1853546062738505859">report</a> and wrote that it showed “what we have been saying for months. And for calling his person a man or at least a male, we got called all kinds of names and most of all the women this male took medals and wins from. Just awful.”
Former collegiate swimmer and vocal advocate for women’s sports <a href="https://x.com/Riley_Gaines_/status/1853416147225387212">Riley Gaines</a> said, “Remember the man who won an Olympic gold medal in women’s boxing? His medical reports show he has XY chromosomes, male testosterone levels, testicles, &amp; a micropenis. But that never mattered—they believe that words &amp; feelings make you woman, not biology.”
OutKick’s <a href="https://x.com/ClayTravis/status/1853454687128719585">Clay Travis</a> added, “Remember the male Olympic boxer who won a women’s gold medal after beating the crap out of all the women? Well<a href="https://x.com/ReduxxMag"> @ReduxxMag</a> has the medical reports that prove he’s a man. And just published them.”
Former top of Levi executive — and now founder of a pro-women sport’s apparel brand — Jennifer Sey <a href="https://x.com/JenniferSey/status/1853545989132472498">wrote,</a> “Imane is biologically male &amp; has male advantage, however he identifies. “I don&#8217;t care what he calls himself, I only care that he is not permitted to compete in women&#8217;s boxing. He won a gold medal at the Olympics in an unfair fight. He needs to be stripped of it.”
Khelif previously failed gender eligibility tests administered by the IBA, but was allowed by the IOC (International Olympic Committee) to compete against biological women in the 2024 Paris Olympics, since the Olympics’ gender eligibility standard for boxing is based merely on a fighter’s passport.
Opponents of Khelif and advocates for girls and women’s spaces in sports spoke out about the gender controversy, but the legacy news media maintained that Khelif was female and categorized any dissent as “false gender claims,” as previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/french-journalist-claims-medical-report-proves-olympic-boxer-who-took-gold-in-womens-division-a-man?topStoryPosition=2">reported</a>.
Amanda Prestigiacomo contributed to this piece.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/shame-on-you-all-megyn-kelly-piers-morgan-and-others-react-to-algerian-boxer-getting-gold-after-failing-gender-test" target="_blank" rel="noopener">‘Shame On You All’: Megyn Kelly, Piers Morgan And Others React To Algerian Boxer Getting Gold After Failing Past Gender Test</a>

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Reactions Flood In After Report Claims To Confirm Olympic Boxer-Who Competed Against Women-Is A Man

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A Canadian former <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/olympics">Olympic</a> snowboarder stands accused of running an extensive <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/drugs">drug trafficking</a> ring that was responsible for shipping around 60 tons of cocaine into the United States in addition to murdering multiple individuals, per federal officials. 
Ryan Wedding is a 43-year-old <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/canada">Canadian</a> who has been living in Mexico. He and 15 other individuals were indicted Thursday for multiple charges, per <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/US/former-olympic-snowboarder-ryan-wedding-drug-trafficking-charges/story?id=114904546">ABC News</a>. Wedding is currently considered a fugitive. The FBI is offering a reward of up to $50,000 for any information leading to his arrest.
U.S. Attorney Martin Estrada said during a press briefing that Wedding and his associates have been running a &#8220;prolific and ruthless&#8221; operation that&#8217;s responsible for shipping &#8220;literally tons of cocaine into the United States and Canada.&#8221; The organization was making billions of dollars in the drug trade, which they moved around using cryptocurrency.
“Ryan James Wedding is wanted for allegedly running and participating in a transnational drug trafficking operation that routinely shipped hundreds of kilograms of cocaine from Colombia, through Mexico and Southern California, to Canada, and other locations in the United States,” the FBI <a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/16-defendants-charged-superseding-indictment-alleging-bulk-shipments-cocaine-canada">announced</a>. “Additionally, it is alleged that Wedding was involved in orchestrating multiple murders in furtherance of these drug crimes.”
Wedding goes by aliases including “El Jefe,” “Giant,” and “Public Enemy.” He had formerly competed for Canada in the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. He placed 24th in the parallel giant slalom and did not compete in future games. 
The former Olympic athlete is charged with eight felonies, including two counts of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, one count of conspiracy to export cocaine, one count of leading a continuing criminal enterprise, three counts of murder in connection with a continuing criminal enterprise and drug crime, and one count of attempt to commit murder in connection with a continuing criminal enterprise and drug crime. 
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The DOJ reports to have seized “more than one ton of cocaine” during the investigation and also recovered several weapons, more than $255,000 in cash, and $3.2 million in cryptocurrency.
“The Wedding Drug Trafficking Organization and its unremitting, callous and greed-driven crimes has been operating for far too long, spanning several countries, from Colombia through Mexico, the U.S. and to Canada,” said Matthew Allen, a special agent with the Drug Enforcement Agency. 
“They have triggered an avalanche of violent crimes, including brutal murders. Wedding, the Olympian snowboarder, went from navigating slopes to contouring a life of incessant crimes. DEA and our partners stand firmly in our resolve to dismantle his operation.”
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Former Olympic Snowboarder Accused Of Running Multi-Billion Dollar Drug Trafficking Ring

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Former American collegiate swimmer Ali Truwit proves never giving up pays off after she ended up recently taking home the silver twice in the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/olympics" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Paralympics</a>, 16 months after she lost her leg in a shark attack.
The 24-year-old swimmer competed in Paris and took home the silver in the <a href="https://x.com/TeamUSA/status/1832102781433606469">women&#8217;s 100m backstroke S10</a> on September 6 and the women’s S10 <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/27/sport/katie-ledecky-ariarne-titmus-swimming-paris-olympics/index.html">400-meter freestyle</a>, setting a new American record in the latter with a time of 4:31.39, <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/06/sport/ali-truwit-swimming-shark-paralympics-spt-intl/index.html?Date=20240906&amp;Profile=CNN,CNN+International&amp;utm_content=1725625428&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=facebook&amp;fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0wtnPnbI02FZf6qpxrrkBqJuvIwv_GToJEphjujId_TWsunETfStoHJZo_aem_z7jzA8HtSZso3DRtsFo4vg">CNN</a> reported.
“It’s a real full circle moment and speaks to the support I have all around me,” Truwit told members of the press after her race. “When you are truly faced with death and you understand what a second chance at life means, you want to make the most of it.”
“Every day there is something new for me that I learn that kind of evokes a new memory from the attack,” she added. “Because I was conscious the whole time. Truthfully, at the start I thought it was going to be something where I overcame the fear and that was it.”
&#8220;I have learned from this journey that that is not what this journey looks like,” Truwit continued. “That there will be days it’s great and there will be days I have to fight to get that love back. But I would say I am at 90:10 right now of really feeling comfortable and happy in the water and I am thankful to be there.”
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Ali Truwit is simply incredible 🌟<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ParisParalympics?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ParisParalympics</a> <a href="https://t.co/m970lHnAer">pic.twitter.com/m970lHnAer</a>
— Team USA (@TeamUSA) <a href="https://twitter.com/TeamUSA/status/1831831411390894364?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 5, 2024</a></blockquote>
In May 2023, Truwit was on vacation swimming in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Turks and Caicos when she was attacked by the shark. She managed to fight off the animal and then swim some 70 meters to a boat before she was airlifted to the hospital, CNN noted.
“I think it was survival instinct. It was a terrible day, it’s a terrible memory. It was shocking, terrifying, but I am alive, I am here and I am going to make the most of it,” Truwit said.
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Doctors were able to save her life, but the swimmer ended up losing her foot and part of her leg in the attack. She underwent three surgeries and six months later, she got back in the water and now is a two-time silver medalist.
Truwit couldn’t have gotten where she is today without that persistence, but credits those closest to her, her friends and family, with helping her make it.
“Sophie, who was in the water with me and tied the tourniquet on my leg and saved my life, is in the stands, as well as Hannah, who was the one who was in medical school rotation at the trauma hospital I was airlifted to,” Truwit said after the race. “I am so lucky for them and all the others in the stands.”
“I think my parents have done an incredible job raising me and my three brothers to be adaptable, to try and look for the positives in life and appreciate all we have been given,” she added. &#8220;So, when I was faced with a life-changing trauma, I worked to see the positive and focus on gratitude and let that carry me.&#8221;
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American Paralympic Swimmer Takes Silver, Sets New Record 16 Months After Losing Leg To Shark

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