Trump blasted for rambling answer to ‘what is a woman?’: ‘Somebody that can have a baby’

Trump faces online backlash over his response to a journalist's question on 'what is a woman?'
UPDATED MAR 29, 2025
President Donald Trump shared his definition of a woman while meeting with reporters at the White House on March 28, 2025 (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
President Donald Trump shared his definition of a woman while meeting with reporters at the White House on March 28, 2025 (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC: President Donald Trump attempted to define a "woman" in response to a reporter's question at the White House on Friday, March 28, reported Mediaite.

The question, 'What is a woman?' has been notoriously posed to transgender activists and their allies by the right-wingers as an attempt to stump those who do not subscribe to the conservative gender ideology. It became popular after far-right filmmaker and radio host Matt Walsh released a film with the same title back in 2022.

Since taking office on January 20, Trump has pushed back against progressive gender ideology, signing an executive order stating that the federal government will be recognizing only two genders - male and female. In February, he signed another executive order, banning transgender athletes from women's sports.



 

Donald Trump's definition of a 'woman'

During a press briefing on Friday, a reporter thanked the POTUS for his administration's ban on trans athletes from women's sports, before saying, "Since Democrats seem to struggle answering this question, I want to ask you, what is a woman and why is it important that we understand the difference between men and women?”

"Well, it’s sort of easy to answer for me," began the 78-year-old commander-in-chief. "Because a woman is somebody that can have a baby, under certain circumstances. She has a quality – a woman is a person who is much smarter than a man, I’ve always found. A woman is a person that doesn’t give a man even a chance of success.”

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 05: U.S. President Donald Trump signs the “No Men in Women’s Sports” executive order in the East Room at the White House on February 5, 2025 in Washington, DC. The executive order, which Trump signed on National Girls and Women in Sports Day, prohibits transgender women from competing in women’s sports and is the third order he has signed that targets transgender people. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
President Donald Trump signs the No Men in Women’s Sports executive order in the East Room at the White House on February 5, 2025, in Washington, DC (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

He proceeded to bring up and attack trans women during his response, stating, "A woman is a person that, in many cases, has been treated very badly because I think what happens with this crazy issue, this crazy issue of men being able to play in women’s sports is just ridiculous, and very unfair to women, and very demeaning to women."

“We love our women," concluded Trump.

Internet blasts Donald Trump as he explains 'what is a woman'

Netizens reacting to Donald Trump's definition of a woman slammed him on the social media platform X. The following tweets demonstrate their takes.

"Isn't he the one who has treated women badly? Like repeatedly?" wrote a user.



 

"Hearing this man talk about women makes my skin crawl," shared another.



 

"Soooo basically they don’t know the answer to their own transphobic question?" said one user.



 

"And he would certainly know about women being treated badly," remarked another.



 

"He’s an expert on that topic," said one sarcastically.



 

"God he’s just so cringe," quipped yet another.



 

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