Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., spoke out against the Democrats who blocked the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act this past week. Tuberville introduced the bill to the Senate for the second time after failing to pass it through in 2023, only to watch the Democrat minority filibuster the bill with just 45 nay votes. All 51 Republicans in the majority voted to pass it through, but it was not enough. Tuberville insisted the Democrats voted against the bill because they “hate this country,” during an interview on OutKick’s “Hot Mic.””It’s a hatred of not just President Trump but for our country,” Tuberville responded when asked if they voted against the bill just out of pure opposition and hatred of President Donald Trump. “They hate a constitutional republic, they hate the opportunity for people to do what they want to do, they hate free speech and, again, President Trump is upending all the things that [Democrats] stand for, and it’s humiliating to watch these people just absolutely crush the Democrat party.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM”I hate it for the Democrats across the country who actually still believe in this country, but the clowns that are up here, they could care less about the United States of America. They care about their control of what they can get out of what people have.” During Monday night’s vote, all Democratic senators voted against the motion to proceed, except for Sens. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., and Peter Welch, D-Vt., who were absent.On Feb. 5, President Trump signed an executive order that required all institutions that receive federal funding to keep trans athletes out of women’s and girls’ sports, but multiple states have defied that order so far. Tuberville’s bill would have helped set a stricter precedent and codify Trump’s order with more permanence. Additionally, despite the fact that recent data has suggested the majority of Americans, including most Democrats, oppose trans inclusion in women’s sports, the party rallied to prevent the bill from advancing to Trump’s desk. Conservative activist Riley Gaines has vowed to help unseat all the lawmakers who voted against the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act leading up to the 2026 midterms. Gaines claims to have spoken with Democrat senators who agree that biological males should not compete in women’s and girls’ sports but are not willing to side with the GOP on the issue. “In some of these private, confidential conversations that I have had with several Democratic senators, they assure me that they know it’s absurd to allow men into women’s sports and that they wouldn’t want it to happen to their daughters. But they hide behind many different excuses,” Gaines told Fox News Digital.Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., was seen giving an exaggerated thumbs-down gesture while voting no on the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act on Monday night. Warren held her thumb down for several seconds in the face of the clerk tallyin
Senator Tommy Tuberville claims that Democrats who opposed the legislation meant to safeguard female athletes “disdain this nation.”
