"Trump pointed out Sage Blair in attendance with their mother. Blair is a Virginia high school teen who began socially transitioning at age 14 by using male pronouns and facilities at their school. Blair's mother sued the school district, alleging that the mental distress caused by the school's policies and subsequently bullying from other students compelled her child to run away from home and fall victim to child sex traffickers."
"Trump claimed that secret transitioning of students without their parents' knowledge is "going on all over [in] numerous states," and added, "We can all agree no state can be allowed to rip children from their parents arms and transition them to a new gender against the parents' will." In reality, no states have laws separating trans children from their parents, even if the parents disagree with their transition."
President Trump's State of the Union address included multiple controversial statements targeting marginalized communities. He highlighted Sage Blair, a Virginia high school student, to promote "Sage's Law," which would require schools to forcibly disclose transgender students' identities to their parents. Trump falsely claimed that states are secretly transitioning children without parental knowledge, despite no such state laws existing. He also made derogatory comments about immigrants, characterizing them as criminals and fraudsters, while blaming Democrats for national problems despite Republicans controlling all three branches of government since 2025. Additionally, Trump praised leaders of anti-LGBTQ+ organizations during the address.
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