Trump Falsely Claims Schools Perform Gender Surgery

Former President Donald Trump has made false claims at rallies that children are undergoing gender-affirming surgeries at schools without parental knowledge. At a recent rally in Wisconsin, he expressed outrage over the notion that parents could send their children to school and later find out they had undergone such 'brutal operations.' Trump repeated similar statements at an event with the conservative group Moms for Liberty, asserting that schools are making medical decisions for children. However, there is no evidence that these surgeries occur in schools or that they happen without parental consent, as guidelines from medical associations require parental involvement in such decisions. Medical professionals have strongly refuted Trump's claims, emphasizing that gender-affirming care is provided in medical settings, not schools. The discourse surrounding these statements has intensified concerns among conservative audiences regarding transgender issues in education.