U.S. President Donald Trump speaks, as a patch of blemished skin is visible above his shirt collar, during a Medal of Honor ceremony at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 2, 2026. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno
Like many other MAGA Republicans, President Donald Trump has often attacked Democrats for supporting transgender rights — claiming that their position is "transgender for everybody." But in some Thursday, March 5 posts on his Truth Social platform, Trump appeared to be "softening" his tone somewhat. And he is drawing scathing criticism from some MAGA culture warriors because of it.
In a morning post, Trump wrote, in all caps, "NO TRANSGENDER MUTILATION SURGERY FOR CHILDREN, WITHOUT THE EXPRESS WRITTEN APPROVAL OF THE PARENTS." But in a subsequent post, Trump wrote, "NO TRANSGENDER MUTILATION SURGERY FOR CHILDREN" and left out the "written approval" part.
On X, formerly Twitter, Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Kentucky) pointed out the contrasts because those posts.
Presenting screenshots of the posts side by side, Massie observed, "His post transitioned."
But other X users were much more biting in their response, including former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) — who was once a major ally of Trump but is now an outspoken critic.
Greene tweeted, "'Without the express written approval of the parents.' Trump now supports trans gender mutilation surgeries of children if their parents want it!!!!! The House passed my bill Protect Children's Innocence Act that makes it a felony to trans any child under 18 even if their parents are supporting or pushing it on their own children. My bill was a reflection of Trump's own executive order banning child trans surgeries and so called gender affirming care. Now Trump is reversing his stance???!!! What is wrong with him???"
In a separate tweet, Greene wrote, "I'm done. Absolutely done. The war is bad enough but giving into Democrats on transing children is enough to lose me forever. If the GOP supports transing minors with sick mentally ill parent's consent, I'm registering as an independent. My only policies are Jesus."
Religious social conservatives, Wiggins observes, are now accusing Trump of giving into Democrats on the transgender issue.
Wiggins writes, "Whether the change reflects a substantive policy shift, a correction, or simply revised messaging remains unclear…. The ambiguity arrives amid a broader effort by Trump and his allies to make transgender rights a central political issue. Trump has repeatedly invoked the phrase 'transgender for everybody,' a line he uses in speeches to suggest Democrats are attempting to impose gender transition broadly across society."