Brett Favre takes aim at The View co-host Whoopi Goldberg over trans athletes controversy

Hall-of-Fame quarterback Brett Favre was left speechless by comedian Whoopi Goldberg’s defense of trans athletes in women’s sports.

Speaking on The View, the 69-year-old Goldberg framed opposition to trans athletes competing against women and girls as a misguided attack on females in sports.

‘When you come in and you say, ‘these are men competing against women,’ you’re assuming that the women are weak and just can’t do anything right here.

‘Have you seen female athletes?’ she asked. ‘They know what they’re doing. So I’m not sure what’s going on or why this is an issue.’

Favre, whose daughter played college sports, was at a loss for words when he was shown that clip on Fox’s Will Cain Show.

‘There’s nothing I can say that’s going to change her mind,’ the Super Bowl champion told Cain. ‘I can only shake my head at this. It’s common sense at its best… I’m speechless. ‘

Speaking on The View , the 69-year-old Whoopi Goldberg framed opposition to trans athletes competing against women and girls as a misguided attack on females in sports

Various polls have revealed that Americans overwhelmingly oppose trans women and girls in female sports, although the precise results vary from survey to survey.

‘Eighty percent of Americans agree with you,’ Cain told Favre.

Favre agreed: ‘You don’t have to be a rocket scientist to figure that out.’

The former Green Bay Packers, New York Jets and Minnesota Vikings star has been an outspoken opponent of trans women in female sports and has backed President Donald Trump’s efforts to end the practice.

He even issued an executive order, banning transgender athletes from women’s and girls’ sports while threatening to defund any school that fails to adhere to the edict.

Trans issues were a major topic over the 2024 US Presidential election. Many liberals argued for inclusiveness, while conservatives felt trans athletes in women’s sports was both unfair and a potential safety risk.

The NCAA has since revised its policy, banning any athletes assigned ‘male’ at birth from competing in women’s sports. The ruling should only impact around 10 or so of the roughly 500,000 athletes across college sports.

Meanwhile, the US Department of Agriculture has suspended funding for research and programs at the University of Maine, the school said on Tuesday, after Trump clashed with Governor Janet Mills over the state’s refusal to ban transgender athletes from girls’ sports.

In an email received by the University of Maine, the USDA’s chief financial officer ordered all payments paused while the department ‘evaluates if it should take any follow-on actions’ related to possible civil rights violations at the school.

The school said in a press release that it had received $30 million in USDA funding in fiscal year 2024. The USDA did not immediately respond to a request for comment late on Tuesday.

Transgender Penn swimmer Lia Thomas and Kentucky’s Riley Gaines react after finishing tied for 5th in the 200 Freestyle finals at the NCAA Championships on March 18th, 2022

Trump, a Republican, and Mills, a Democrat, argued on February 21 over the president’s executive order seeking to bar transgender athletes from competing in girls’ and women’s sports.

‘You better do it because you’re not going to get federal funding,’ Trump warned Mills, as he addressed governors during a meeting at the State Dining Room in the White House.

Mills shot back, ‘We’re going to follow the law, sir. We’ll see you in court.’

Trump retorted: ‘Enjoy your life after governor, because I don’t think you’ll be an elected official afterwards.’

A day after the confrontation, the USDA announced an investigation into whether the University of Maine was violating federal law prohibiting sex discrimination.

The school said on Tuesday that it had provided responses to USDA confirming its athletic programs were in compliance with state and federal law, as well as the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s policy barring varsity athletes assigned male at birth from competing in women’s sports.

According to the university, the USDA funding supports 4-H, a social and educational youth program; training to help farmers manage pests; and research to ensure the sustainability of Maine’s lobster industry, among other programs.