"He is a firm believer in states' rights," @PressSec says of Trump's opposition to the Obama administration's pro-trans guidance.
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[I have no idea what Spicer means when he claims that the guidance was not fully implemented.]
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Spicer also says there is no disagreement on the bottom-line conclusion about the
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A clear attempt to downplay/disagree with today's earlier reporting from the
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The only ~issue~ the guidance faced was an adverse decision from the district court in the Texas multi-state lawsuit.
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Video of Spicer on the forthcoming change to
#trans guidance:https://twitter.com/TomNamako/status/834464795613077504 …
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Why is this now a priority? Spicer: "It's not a priority. There's a case pending, & we have to decide ... whether to continue that track."
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Asked again about DeVos, he says she is on board "100%" with the decision to back down from the guidance.
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Spicer says that the idea of Title IX involving protections for trans students would have been seen as "preposterous" when passed in 1972.
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[This is not necessarily relevant, as Justice Scalia wrote in a case applying Title VII to same-sex sexual harassment.]
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