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Florida Gov. DeSantis: Transgender swimmer’s victory a fraud

FILE - Pennsylvania's Lia Thomas waits for a preliminary heat in the Women's NCAA 500-yard freestyle swimming championship start, March 17, 2022, in at Georgia Tech in Atlanta. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is jumping into the conversation about the transgender swimmer who won a collegiate title by declaring the runner up as the real winner. DeSantis signed a proclamation declaring Florida-born Emma Weyant as the winner of the women’s 500-yard freestyle at the NCAA women’s tournament, rather than Lia Thomas. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, file)

FILE - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), Feb. 24, 2022, in Orlando, Fla. Gov. DeSantis is jumping into the conversation about a transgender swimmer who won a collegiate title by declaring the runner up as the real winner. DeSantis signed a proclamation declaring Florida-born Emma Weyant as the winner of the women’s 500-yard freestyle at the NCAA women’s tournament, rather than transgender athlete Lia Thomas. (AP Photo/John Raoux, file)

Florida Gov. DeSantis: Transgender swimmer’s victory a fraud