Tennis legend Martina Navratilova criticized Democrats on Wednesday after President Donald Trump signed an executive order to protect girls and women’s sports.
Trump has signed an executive order “No women’s sports men” from the East Room in the White House. The order granted federal agencies the authority to ensure that entities receiving federal funds comply with the original Title IX standards.
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President Donald Trump signed an executive order in the Eastern White House room in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, February 5, 2025, before signing an executive order banning transgender female athletes from competing in female or girl sporting events. I’ll talk before I talk to (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Nabratilova, a lifelong Democrat who defended the fairness of women’s sports, ridiculed the other side of the aisle for failing to do what the president did.
“I hate how Democrats completely fail women and girls with this very clear question of women’s sports being just for women,” she wrote in X’s post.
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It’s not the first time that Navratilova has criticized a political party for not doing anything more to protect women’s sports. She expressed her dissatisfaction last month when the House passed protections for women and girls in sports law. Only two Democrats voted as Republicans on the bill.
Martina Navratilova at a joint press conference with Chris Evert on the fifth day of the GNP Saguaros WTA Finals Cancun in Cancun, Mexico on November 2, 2023. (Susan Murin Usa is today’s sports)
“You need to step up here. I agree, but I know a lot of people who are scared to speak up for reelection. I say I’ll do the right thing. I’ll develop my spine.” she wrote to X.
Before Trump signed the executive order, White House spokesman Caroline Leavitt pleaded with the Senate to vote for the bill as the executive order could be overturned.
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President Donald Trump will speak in the Eastern Room of the White House in Washington, DC on Wednesday, February 5th, 2025 (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
“That’s very important. Congress will soon act on this priorities,” added Leavitt. “The president is really setting the tone and I think he is putting this on a very immediate priority for this administration.
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