MARYLAND (WBFF) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday used his State of the Union address to criticize a Maryland juvenile court case involving a Virginia teenager, Sage Blair, who had been trafficked and became the subject of custody proceedings.
Trump described Blair’s situation, saying school officials in Virginia attempted to socially transition the then-14-year-old to a new gender without informing her parents. He claimed a “left-wing judge” in Maryland refused to return Blair to her parents because they did not immediately recognize their child as a boy, resulting in her placement in an all-boys state home.
“Before long, a confused Sage ran away from home. After she was found in a horrific situation in Maryland, a left-wing judge refused to return Sage to her parents because they did not immediately state that their daughter was their son,” Trump said. He praised Blair and her mother, Michele, who were present in the gallery, saying Blair is now “a proud and wonderful young woman with a full ride scholarship to Liberty University.”
Trump framed the issue as part of a broader national debate over parental rights and gender-transition policies for minors, calling for an immediate ban on such practices without parental consent.
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