A prominent Montana Democrat finally said it- men should not be playing in women's sports. But then he stepped in it, and claimed it hasn't happened in Montana.

Earlier, we told you how former Democrat Senator Jon Tester (D-MT) was blaming Kamala Harris for his big election loss in the 2024 US Senate race in Montana. His remarks aired on Bill Maher's show on HBO.

In that same program, Tester now says that men shouldn't be playing in women's sports.

Tester: "In that statement, Gavin Newsom is 100% correct. We're talking about a very, very, very small number of people who, by the way- men shouldn't be playing in women's sports. It's a bunch of crap...but the truth is, is that it is blown so far out of proportion that- show me a guy who's playing in women's sports in Montana. I can't wait to see where it's at, because the truth is, the truth is, if it happened, it would be big, big, big news.

And of course it HAS happened in Montana. Click here to read the story of June Eastwood, a biological male who ran for the University of Montana women's team and took away opportunities from young women here in Montana and in the Big Sky Conference.

Riley Gaines tore into Tester for his false claims in a couple of posts on X over the weekend. The prominent defender of women's sports also testified before the Montana Legislature on a bill to protect women and girls. She also called Tester out in the 2024 elections for repeatedly voting against women's sports.

 

 

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