President Trump BLOCKS $175 MILLION in Federal Funding to University of Pennsylvania for Refusing to Take Men Out of Women’s Sports

Queue a radical Democrat judge…..because the Democrat party refuses to protect women.

NEW: The Trump administration has reportedly paused $175 million in federal funding to Penn due to Title IX concerns about trans participation in women’s sports:pic.twitter.com/fqsN6f2ICT

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Trump admin pauses $175M in federal funding to UPenn over inclusion of trans athletes in women’s sports

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UPenn could stand to lose all its federal funding amid an investigation for suspected Title IX violations

By Paulina Dedaj, Fox News, March 19, 2025 9:41am EDT

FOX Business’ Hillary Vaughn discusses President Donald Trump pausing some federal funding to the University of Pennsylvania amid Title IX investigations.

The Trump administration paused $175 million in federal funding to the University of Pennsylvania over its inclusion of transgender athletes in women’s sports, FOX Business exclusively reported on Wednesday morning.

The Ivy League university now stands to risk losing all of its federal funding amid an investigation into potential Title IX violations.

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Riley Gaines and Lia Thomas

Riley Gaines, now a spokeswoman for the Independent Women’s Forum, famously tied Lia Thomas, left, for fifth place in the 200 Freestyle finals at the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships. (Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports)

A senior administration official told FOX Business that the administration has paused $175 million in federal funding. This did not account for UPenn’s total federal funding, which the university previously reported last year was around $1 billion.

The pause is not a direct result of the investigation into UPenn, which the Department of Education announced a day after the president signed the “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports” executive order on Feb. 5.

Acting Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Craig Trainor said in a statement provided by the department last month that three institutions would be investigated for suspected Title IX violations.

In addition to UPenn, San Jose State University, which made headlines in the fall after several schools refused to play the women’s volleyball team because of a trans athlete on the roster, and the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association are also being investigated for suspected violations.
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Blaire Fleming, #3 of the San Jose State Spartans, looks on during the third set against the Air Force Falcons at Falcon Court at East Gym on Oct. 19, 2024 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. (Andrew Wevers/Getty Images)

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UPenn first made headlines during the 2022 season when Lia Thomas, a transgender student athlete, was put on the women’s team and would eventually go on to win a national championship title in the women’s 500-yard freestyle.

Thomas would also tie with former Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines for fifth place in the 200-yard freestyle that year, although it would be Thomas that solely received the trophy during the awards ceremony.

Thomas’ participation sparked a national debate surrounding girls’ and women’s sports, which, under the Trump administration, has seen several states at odds with federal law.

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