Trump insulted Olympic champion Khelif and called her a man.

Donald Trump has been facing a lot of criticism lately due to some of his comments. Specifically, he has been receiving backlash for repeatedly referring to Imane Khelif, a female Olympic gold medalist, as a man. Khelif made history as the first Algerian female Olympic boxing gold medalist when she won in the welterweight category in Paris at the age of 25.

Unfortunately, Khelif's victory was overshadowed by a gender identity controversy. Some people were calling for her to be disqualified from the Games because of her gender. However, the International Olympic Committee ultimately cleared her to compete. This controversy stemmed from Khelif being disqualified from the previous year's Women's World Championships for allegedly not meeting the gender eligibility rules set by the International Boxing Association.

These false claims even led Khelif's own father to publicly share her birth certificate to debunk them. Despite this, former President Trump continued to refer to Khelif and another female boxer who had also faced disqualification, Lin Yu-ting from Taiwan, as men. He made these comments during a conversation with Mark Calaway, also known as WWE legend The Undertaker, on the Six Feet Under podcast.

Trump's comments on the pandemic also caused concern, as he seemed to downplay its severity. In the conversation with The Undertaker, he remarked, "Who would've ever thought the word pandemic? I had heard the word, but you never thought it was a modern day... nowadays you take a shot and you're fine." This caused worry about the possibility of another pandemic happening under his leadership.

Returning to the topic of Khelif, Trump joked about her participation in the Olympics and even suggested that The Undertaker transition to wrestling as a female. The former WWE star, on the other hand, described Khelif's victory as "shocking" and "ridiculous." Khelif herself has spoken out about the harsh criticism and abuse she faced while in Paris, calling it "cruel." She has also announced her plans to turn professional in the near future.

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