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Spencer Cox: “I vetoed a bill that would ban trans students in sports…”

Featuring: Spencer Cox, Republican | Governor of Utah

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Spencer Cox on political tension, civility and America's divides

Published | Video Starts at 06:40

Why pick on four kids? Has your position changed? Well, yes and no. And what I would say is, if you go back and read the whole … I vetoed a bill that would ban trans students in sports going across the gender they were assigned at birth. … it was passed in the last. There were no public hearings on it, the ban. And we had compromised. We worked for a year to get something done, which was this commission that would protect women's sports. (06:40–06:54)

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Asserts that he vetoed a bill banning trans students from participating in sports according to their gender identity.

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