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

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.

The announcement comes one day after the Trump administration issued an executive order barring transgender women and girls from competing in women’s sports and directing agencies to withdraw federal funding from any academic institution that refuses to comply.