Stephanie Turner, Payton McNabb open up on chaotic DOGE hearing on trans athletes
The female athletes who testified were shocked by Democrat responses
By Jackson Thompson Fox News
Published May 8, 2025 12:16pm EDT
Female athletes Stephanie Turner and Payton McNabb testified to members of Congress at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Subcommittee's "Unfair Play: Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports" hearing on Wednesday.
At one point during the hearing, the two women were approached by Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas.
"'You're both very courageous. You're very courageous being here, and I want to say thank you for all of this,'" Crockett said to the two women, Turner told Fox News Digital.
"And I said ‘Payton and I both took time out of our day to be there, and I find it very disrespectful that you would co-opt this hearing that is about me and Payton and make it about your own politics.’"

Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett, center, speaks to Stephanie Turner, left, a fencer who refused to compete against a transgender athlete, and Payton McNabb, a former North Carolina high school volleyball player who was injured by a transgender opponent, during the hearing on "Unfair Play: Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports" held by the DOGE Subcommittee on May 7, 2025 in Washington, D.C
Crockett had just used her turn during the hearing to divert the conversation away from protecting women's sports, the main purpose of the hearing, to condemn President Donald Trump for other issues. Crockett previously attempted to speak out of turn earlier in the hearing.
Then Crockett even made light of the issue of trans athlete inclusion by turning her monologue into a game she called "Trump or Trans." The game featured Crockett asking another witness whether to blame Trump or trans people for a series of unsubstantiated issues that included "increasing the price of everything" and "ignoring the constitution." The witness responded "Trump" all 12 times.
Crockett has been outspokenly opposed to Republican efforts to keep trans athletes out of women's and girls' sports, even previously mocking Americans who claim to have been impacted. Yet, she tried to be complimentary with McNabb and Turner, according to them.
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