She continued, "I believe this is about President Trump trying to attack Democratic cities like Philadelphia. He understands we are an 'eds and meds' economy and he's trying to take aim at the city. This is meant to divide us."⁣ •⁣ Three years after Lia Thomas, a transgender woman, last competed for the UPenn women’s swim team, the White House is severely slashing federal funding for the Ivy — and directly tying that decision to Thomas in their latest attack on the trans community. Disgusting.⁣ •⁣ As a reminder, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on February 5th barring all transgender women from competing in women’s sports. The NCAA followed suit, limiting competition in women’s sports to those “assigned female at birth.”⁣ •⁣ UPenn has not received formal notice of the funding suspension and reiterated that Thomas’ participation followed the NCAA guidance at the time.⁣ •⁣ We will keep you updated as this story progresses. ⁣ •⁣ #collegesports #womenssports #ncaa #nca...