Trump, CNN and transgender

Analyzing claim Trump confused 'transgenic mice' with 'transgender mice' in address to Congress
Following U.S. President Donald Trump's address to Congress on Mar. 4, 2025, a rumor circulated online that he misspoke when he said the government used taxpayer money to fund research on "making mice transgender" — a claim we also investigated.
White House doubles down on Trump's transgender mice claims and calls CNN 'fake losers'
The White House released an official statement on Wednesday which doubled down on Trump's transgender mice claims and called out the "fake news losers" at CNN.
CNN edits fact-check saying Trump 'falsely claimed' there were trans experiments on mice
CNN edited a fact-check of President Donald Trump’s joint session address to Congress claiming he “falsely" said money was spent for transgender experiments.
Republicans claim government spent millions on 'transgender mice.' Here's the truth
The conservative-led nonprofit White Coat Waste claims the government spent $250 million on "transgender animal experiments."
On Trump's 'transgender mice' claim, White House calls out 'fake news losers' in bizarre official release
The White House has released on official press release on Donald Trump's 'transgender mice' claims which he said during his joint address to Congress. Trump said that the Biden government spent $8 million on making mice transgender.
Trump Doubles Down on Lie, Says Government Funded ‘Transgender Surgery on Mice’
Donald Trump claimed that the government has funded "transgender surgery on mice" without citing any evidence of such research.
Fact Checking Cory Booker’s Claim that Government Did Not Spend $8 Million for Transgendered Mice Experiment
New Jersey Senator Cory Booker has publicly accused President Donald Trump of fabricating claims about government spending on "transgender
Transgender vs Transgenic Mice: Row Over Trump's Animal Experiments Claim
US President Donald Trump addressed a joint session of Congress this week and highlighted multiple examples of "appalling waste" funded by American taxpayers by the administration led by his predecessor,
Did the US really spend $8 million on transgender mice? White House records REVEAL truth on Trump's claim
Donald Trump's claim that the US government spent $8 million on creating “transgender mice” was initially brushed off as misinformation. However, a closer examination of federal funding records reveals that taxpayer dollars have indeed been funneled into research involving gender-affirming hormone treatments in rodents.
‘You Numbskulls!’ Rachel Maddow tears into Trump over ‘terrible’ transgender mice claim
Rachel Maddow reacted after Trump stated this week that the Biden administration provided $8 million to scientists in an effort to transgenderize mice.
NIH ‘transgender’ animal testing experiments more extensive than Trump said
New numbers from the White Coat Waste Project, shared with The Washington Times, show that the National Institutes of Health ...
'This is real': Donald Trump cracks up Congress with his 'transgender mice' comment
During his address to Congress, Donald Trump criticised an $8 million government expenditure on transgenic rodent studies, ...
Fact-checking Trump’s address to Congress
President Donald Trump made numerous false claims in his Tuesday speech to a joint session of Congress. The falsehoods ...
Trump Decried Millions Spent ‘Making Mice Transgender.’ It Was Cancer and Asthma Research
The president's State of the Union address included a line designed to go viral in the right-wing misinformation machine ...
SNL lampoons Washington Examiner investigation on transgender animal experiments
Live cast doubt over President Donald Trump‘s claim on taxpayer-funded experiments on transgender mice. SNL cast member James ...