Schools receiving taxpayer money are "on notice" that they could lose federal funding if they don't comply with the order, Trump said before signing the document amid a crowd of supporters at the White House.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday banning transgender athletes from participating in women's sports, fulfilling a promise that was at the center of his 2024 campaign.

It is the fourth order directly targeting transgender people the president has signed since he took office Jan. 20.