President Donald Trump’s nominee to run the Department of Education made it clear on Thursday that she would uphold Title IX as it was originally written, to protect biological women and girls in athletics and school settings.

Linda McMahon, who served as head of the Small Business Administration during Trump’s first term in office, testified on Thursday that she believed girls should “feel safe” when they went to the locker room to change and walked out onto the court or the field to compete.

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“We are really back to what Title IX was originally established to do, and that was to protect [against] sexual discrimination,” McMahon said. “And women should feel safe in their locker rooms. They should feel safe in their spaces. They shouldn’t have to be exposed to men undressing in front of them — I think I heard one person the other day say, ‘Well, the guys should hold a shower curtain in front of them so that they aren’t exposing themselves.’”

“I mean, really, that’s just not what we should be doing,” she continued. “We want to make sure Title IX, which is the law, is enforced.”

Former President Joe Biden attempted to unilaterally rewrite Title IX to hinge on gender identity rather than biological sex, but his changes were rejected in court.

McMahon also listed several key strategies she planned to introduce if confirmed as Education Secretary:

  • Listen to parents not politicians.
  • Build up careers not college debt.
  • Empower states not special interests.

“I’m really all for the President’s mission, which is to return education to the states. I believe, as he does, that the best education is closest to the child,” she added.

Trump has said that his end goal is to eradicate the federal Department of Education, returning the duties to the states.

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President Donald Trump’s nominee to run the Department of Education made it clear on Thursday that she would uphold Title IX as it was originally written, to protect biological women and girls in athletics and school settings.

Linda McMahon, who served as head of the Small Business Administration during Trump’s first term in office, testified on Thursday that she believed girls should “feel safe” when they went to the locker room to change and walked out onto the court or the field to compete.

WATCH:

“We are really back to what Title IX was originally established to do, and that was to protect [against] sexual discrimination,” McMahon said. “And women should feel safe in their locker rooms. They should feel safe in their spaces. They shouldn’t have to be exposed to men undressing in front of them — I think I heard one person the other day say, ‘Well, the guys should hold a shower curtain in front of them so that they aren’t exposing themselves.’”

“I mean, really, that’s just not what we should be doing,” she continued. “We want to make sure Title IX, which is the law, is enforced.”

Former President Joe Biden attempted to unilaterally rewrite Title IX to hinge on gender identity rather than biological sex, but his changes were rejected in court.

McMahon also listed several key strategies she planned to introduce if confirmed as Education Secretary:

  • Listen to parents not politicians.
  • Build up careers not college debt.
  • Empower states not special interests.

“I’m really all for the President’s mission, which is to return education to the states. I believe, as he does, that the best education is closest to the child,” she added.

Trump has said that his end goal is to eradicate the federal Department of Education, returning the duties to the states.

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