President Donald Trump said Wednesday the U.S. will not grant visas to transgender women athletes trying to enter the country to participate in the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.

Trump made the declaration at the White House during a signing ceremony of an executive order aimed at prohibiting transgender women and girls from competing in women’s sports and directing agencies to withdraw federal funding for any schools that refuse to comply.

Trump said he will direct Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem “to deny any and all visa applications made by men attempting to fraudulently enter the United States while identifying themselves as women athletes to try and get into the Games.”

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