Trump announced plans to establish a policy recognizing only two genders, male and female, and pledged to end what he termed “transgender lunacy”. At AmericaFest 2024, he promised executive actions to ban transgender participation in the military, schools, and women’s sports, as well as to block medical treatments for transgender minors. His remarks followed the Senate’s approval of a defense bill that includes restrictions on funding gender-affirming care for children of military personnel, a measure that has drawn criticism from Democrats and advocacy groups.