The left may be screaming bloody murder about President Donald Trump's tactics since taking office, but in many cases, they are working just as he and conservatives planned.
Case in point: the University of Maine System (UMS) has caved and will now follow Trump's ban on transgender athletes in women's sports after he paused USDA funding for universities in the system.
UMS now claims it has complied with the order since February 6, but that wasn't what it was saying just after the order came down.
USDA funding to the system's eight universities was paused temporarily last week, but was reinstated after a few days.
"After the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) initiated a Title IX compliance review regarding federal funding, the University of Maine System (UMaine) has clearly communicated its compliance with Title IX’s requirement to protect equal opportunities for women and girls to compete in safe and fair sports, as articulated in President Donald J. Trump’s Executive Order," the USDA said in its announcement.
The agency was quick to say that if UMS is lying, it will be liable for the funding it falsely got.
"Any false claim by the UMaine can, and will, result in onerous and even potentially criminal financial liability," USDA added.
"The University of Maine System has always maintained its compliance with state and federal laws and with NCAA rules, which the U.S. Department of Agriculture also affirmed in a press release today," said USDA Chancellor Daniel Malloy.
"We are relieved to put the Department’s Title IX compliance review behind us so the land-grant University of Maine and our statewide partners can continue to leverage USDA and other essential federal funds to strengthen and grow our natural resource economy and dependent rural communities through world-class education, research and extension."
USDA provided nearly $30 million in research funding to UMS during fiscal 2024 and over $100 million in recent years, a letter to UMS said.
If Maine does defy the order, future funding will be in jeopardy, USDA Acting General Counsel Ralph Linden wrote.
By pushing the issue like this, Trump and his administration are showing that they mean business when they sign executive orders.
The hard line is working; liberals have no choice but to follow the rules or face funding being stripped away (as any organization would).
Anyone with male DNA and body musculature should not be competing against women in sports, period and end of story.
