Pennsylvania Gov. Wolf vetoes transgender sports bill; GOP pledges to 'never stop fighting' for 'fairness'

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Pennsylvania Gov. Wolf vetoes transgender sports bill; GOP pledges to 'never stop fighting' for 'fairness'
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Governor Tom Wolf of Pennsylvania, a Democrat, vetoed the Republican-led legislature's Fairness In Women Sports Act in recent days, sparking GOP reply.

NCAA swimmer Riley Gaines joined 'Tucker Carlson Tonight' to discuss the International Swimming Federation's decision to mostly ban transgender athletes from competing in women's aquatic competitions.a high-profile bill

Wolf added lawmakers who voted for the bill"should be ashamed of themselves" for supporting what he called"incredibly harmful" policy. One of the chief sponsors of the legislation, State Rep. Stephanie Borowicz, R-Clinton – a former student athlete herself – criticized the governor and promised to continue pushing forward:

State Sen. Doug Mastriano, the current Republican nominee for governor, was a sponsor of the Senate's version of the bill and pledged action if he wins in November. "These biological facts are indisputable, and the discrepancies between the two sexes has been very apparent in athletic completion," he said, adding in a recent statement biological males have a"clear unfair advantage" over competing females.

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