Donald Trump’s recent claim that the U.S. government spent $8 million on making mice transgender was initially dismissed by CNN as false, only for the network to later correct its fact-check. The former president made the assertion during his speech to Congress, where he listed what he described as examples of government waste, including $45 million spent on diversity, equity, and inclusion scholarships in Burma, $20 million on an Arabic version of Sesame Street, and “$8 million for making mice transgender.” Trump added, “This is real.”  

 

Left-leaning media outlets quickly labeled the statement as misinformation. CNN journalist Deirde McPhillips originally wrote that Trump “falsely claimed” that federal funds were used for transgender experiments on mice. However, after the White House issued a statement calling CNN “fake news losers,” the network retracted its initial claim and revised its fact-check, acknowledging that Trump’s statement was, in fact, accurate.  

 

Trump was referring to research uncovered by the White Coat Waste Project, a non-profit dedicated to exposing taxpayer-funded animal testing.

 

According to Justin Goodman, senior vice president of the group, “over $250 million has been spent on transgender animal experiments over the last couple of decades.” He also noted that “there are over two dozen active federal grants funding transgender animal experiments, worth a total of $64 million.”  

 

One such study, funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) at Duke University, allegedly received $455,000 to examine how HIV vaccines function in male mice exposed to female hormones in an effort to mimic human gender transitions. At the University of Michigan, an NIH grant of $2,588,000 was reportedly used to study the effects of hormone treatment in mice to replicate gender transition. Meanwhile, at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, $300,000 was allegedly spent investigating breast cancer risk for transgender individuals by examining tumors in mice.  

 

Emory University also received NIH funding, with $735,000 reportedly allocated to evaluating how the gut microbiome interacts with gender-affirming hormone therapy in mice. A researcher from Emory explained, “We study the effects of the hormone treatment used by transgender people on skeletal development. We want to know if these hormones impair skeletal growth and increase the probability of osteoporosis later in life.” She emphasized that the experiments are conducted in “normal mice,” arguing that funding was also directed at studying the effects of hormone therapy in monkeys concerning HIV treatment.  

 

At the University of California, scientists were allegedly awarded $1,229,000 in NIH funding to examine the effects of male sex hormone treatment on female mice. Additionally, a study at Indiana University, backed by $3,100,000 in NIH grants, investigated the impact of feminizing hormone therapy on the lungs of rodents.  

 

While critics initially dismissed Trump’s remarks as exaggerated, the revelation of extensive taxpayer-funded research into the effects of gender-affirming treatments on animals has fueled debate over government spending and scientific ethics. The WhiteHouse issued a seperate statement:

Yes, Biden Spent Millions on Transgender Animal Experiments

 

Based on a report by The Telegraph  2025-03-08

 

 

The article above is wrong.

What Trump said actually WAS a lie. Which should surprise noboby as he lies constantly even after being corrected. That's his thing. 

He said the money was spent for the purpose of making mice transgender.

That is not true.

 

Trump's 'Transgender' Mice Experiments Were Cancer and Asthma Research

www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-transgender-mice-medical-research-1235289439/

Trump Decried Millions Spent ‘Making Mice Transgender.’ It Was Cancer and Asthma Research

The president's address to Congress included a line designed to go viral in the right-wing misinformation machine

4 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

The article above is wrong.

What Trump said actually WAS a lie. Which should surprise noboby as he lies constantly even after being corrected. That's his thing. 

He said the money was spent for the purpose of making mice transgender.

That is not true.

 

Trump's 'Transgender' Mice Experiments Were Cancer and Asthma Research

Trump Decried Millions Spent ‘Making Mice Transgender.’ It Was Cancer and Asthma Research

The president's address to Congress included a line designed to go viral in the right-wing misinformation machine

Exactly. Trump read the word "transgenic" and thought "transgender," without realizing they are two entirely different words with different meanings. (Or somebody patiently explained it to him, and he lied about it anyway, as you say.) What's depressing, though, is the number of people who will readily fall for this garbage.

1 minute ago, Cory1848 said:

Exactly. Trump read the word "transgenic" and thought "transgender," without realizing they are two entirely different words with different meanings. (Or somebody patiently explained it to him, and he lied about it anyway, as you say.) What's depressing, though, is the number of people who will readily fall for this garbage.

There were  hormones involved in the studies but the studies were about diseases not about gender transitioning. 

4 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

There were  hormones involved in the studies but the studies were about diseases not about gender transitioning. 

Yeah right, the hormones were studies about diseases while we talk explicit about transgender mice experiments. Stick your head in the sand even further.

THe research grants are ALL human/medical related irrespective off how the terminology reads!

Trolling meme and flame removed

22 minutes ago, Cory1848 said:

Exactly. Trump read the word "transgenic" and thought "transgender," without realizing they are two entirely different words with different meanings. (Or somebody patiently explained it to him, and he lied about it anyway, as you say.) What's depressing, though, is the number of people who will readily fall for this garbage.

Trump read the word "transgenic" and thought "transgender," 

 

Not true, even CNN edited their own fact check that originally claimed that.

Caught in a lie and they just spin.

 

Trump is  right again.

 

Winners winning. Win win win.

35 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

The article above is wrong.

 

Seriously?   CNN disagrees.  They actually had to walk back their erroneous fact check.

 

The receipts are in the OP.  Add up the numbers.  It's over $8 million on research that required mice to be subjected to hormone (and other)  treatments that mimic treatments on humans to address gender dysphoria.

 

Duke University, allegedly received $455,000 to examine how HIV vaccines function in male mice exposed to female hormones

 

At the University of Michigan, an NIH grant of $2,588,000 was reportedly used to study the effects of hormone treatment in mice to replicate gender transition.

 

Meanwhile, at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, $300,000 was allegedly spent investigating breast cancer risk for transgender individuals by examining tumors in mice.

 

Emory University also received NIH funding, with $735,000 reportedly allocated to evaluating how the gut microbiome interacts with gender-affirming hormone therapy in mice.

 

At the University of California, scientists were allegedly awarded $1,229,000 in NIH funding to examine the effects of male sex hormone treatment on female mice.

 

a study at Indiana University, backed by $3,100,000 in NIH grants, investigated the impact of feminizing hormone therapy on the lungs of rodents.

 

According to Justin Goodman, senior vice president of the group, “over $250 million has been spent on transgender animal experiments over the last couple of decades.” He also noted that “there are over two dozen active federal grants funding transgender animal experiments, worth a total of $64 million.”  

 

We’re all far-right now. 

Thats okay to democrats. The US can just print all the money anyways to pay for all of this, inflation only affects poor people

57 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

The article above is wrong.

What Trump said actually WAS a lie. Which should surprise noboby as he lies constantly even after being corrected. That's his thing. 

He said the money was spent for the purpose of making mice transgender.

That is not true.

 

Trump's 'Transgender' Mice Experiments Were Cancer and Asthma Research

www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-transgender-mice-medical-research-1235289439/

Trump Decried Millions Spent ‘Making Mice Transgender.’ It Was Cancer and Asthma Research

The president's address to Congress included a line designed to go viral in the right-wing misinformation machine

The Rolling Stone huh. The "majority" are not interested in what a far left rag says!

Again, he lied purely to advance his vile demonization of trans people for political gain.

 

The claim that the Biden administration spent $8 million on "making mice transgender" is misleading. The funding was for scientific research involving hormone therapy in mice to study its effects on various health issues, not for altering the mice's gender identity.

28 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

Again, he lied purely to advance his vile demonization of trans people for political gain.

 

The claim that the Biden administration spent $8 million on "making mice transgender" is misleading. The funding was for scientific research involving hormone therapy in mice to study its effects on various health issues, not for altering the mice's gender identity.

 

131k posts of garbage. Why do YOU lie so much? He proved you wrong right here:
 

58 minutes ago, impulse said:

 

Seriously?   CNN disagrees.  They actually had to walk back their erroneous fact check.

 

The receipts are in the OP.  Add up the numbers.  It's over $8 million on research that required mice to be subjected to hormone (and other)  treatments that mimic treatments on humans to address gender dysphoria.

 

Duke University, allegedly received $455,000 to examine how HIV vaccines function in male mice exposed to female hormones

 

At the University of Michigan, an NIH grant of $2,588,000 was reportedly used to study the effects of hormone treatment in mice to replicate gender transition.

 

Meanwhile, at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, $300,000 was allegedly spent investigating breast cancer risk for transgender individuals by examining tumors in mice.

 

Emory University also received NIH funding, with $735,000 reportedly allocated to evaluating how the gut microbiome interacts with gender-affirming hormone therapy in mice.

 

At the University of California, scientists were allegedly awarded $1,229,000 in NIH funding to examine the effects of male sex hormone treatment on female mice.

 

a study at Indiana University, backed by $3,100,000 in NIH grants, investigated the impact of feminizing hormone therapy on the lungs of rodents.

 

According to Justin Goodman, senior vice president of the group, “over $250 million has been spent on transgender animal experiments over the last couple of decades.” He also noted that “there are over two dozen active federal grants funding transgender animal experiments, worth a total of $64 million.”  

 

 

37 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

Again, he lied purely to advance his vile demonization of trans people for political gain.

Transgenderism is a mental illness, and once the Socialist group think is eradicated in medicine, Im sure it will be restored  to the DSM as a dangerous mental illness. 

 

Homosexuality too, although I cant understand why the LGBTFREWQSATYHV++++/--- movement is not celebrating the powerful Homosexuals in our leadership, like that truly swishy Sec of the Treasury. First "Gay" person ever named to that post!

The thread title "Trump’s Claim on Transgender Mice Experiments Proven True" sums up today's state of affairs in the US, when it implies the POTUS is normally expected not to speak any truth at all.

hahahahahaha, the rusted on democrats refuse to accept the trtuh once again and try to spread their BS, CNN a hardline democrat news service has admitted they were wrong but the rusted ons refuse to do the same, how pathetic can these brain dead idiots get, they still push the BS russian garbage that was proven to be lies as well. They just cant help themselves, talk about mummies boys spitting it because they cant get their way, even the democrats are leaving their party over all the BS they are sprooking and calling out their party as liars and criminals

 

1 hour ago, Snackbar said:

We’re all far-right now. 

I thought the correct adjective was far out.

9 minutes ago, seajae said:

hahahahahaha, the rusted on democrats refuse to accept the trtuh once again and try to spread their BS, CNN a hardline democrat news service has admitted they were wrong but the rusted ons refuse to do the same, how pathetic can these brain dead idiots get, they still push the BS russian garbage that was proven to be lies as well. They just cant help themselves, talk about mummies boys spitting it because they cant get their way, even the democrats are leaving their party over all the BS they are sprooking and calling out their party as liars and criminals

 

Any poster that starts with childish laughter only gets my attention once.

 

The lack of apostrophes is a pretty good indicator of the education level attained.

 

So is the misspelling of words such as truth and spruiking.

Ah... Another MAGA circle jerk thread... 

9 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

Any poster that starts with childish laughter only gets my attention once.

 

The lack of apostrophes is a pretty good indicator of the education level attained.

 

So is the misspelling of words such as truth and spruiking.

Your bud Tugs clone.

6 minutes ago, BKKKevin said:

Ah... Another MAGA circle jerk thread... 

You prefer the lefty ones? I prefer women.

2 hours ago, Cory1848 said:

Exactly. Trump read the word "transgenic" and thought "transgender," without realizing they are two entirely different words with different meanings

Haha. You think Trump can read? Haha

2 hours ago, Jingthing said:

The article above is wrong.

What Trump said actually WAS a lie. Which should surprise noboby as he lies constantly even after being corrected. That's his thing. 

He said the money was spent for the purpose of making mice transgender.

That is not true.

 

Trump's 'Transgender' Mice Experiments Were Cancer and Asthma Research

www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-transgender-mice-medical-research-1235289439/

Trump Decried Millions Spent ‘Making Mice Transgender.’ It Was Cancer and Asthma Research

The president's address to Congress included a line designed to go viral in the right-wing misinformation machine

 

The above statment is wrong. The transgender mice experiments were NOT cancer and Asthma research.

 

in fact the purpose was specifically to gain data on the "immunological responsiveness of transgender people", with the ultimate purpose of " assessing the effects of sex hormones on vaccine responses."

 

The idea was to produce data for an HIV vaccine with maximum effectiveness for trangender people who had undergone sex hormone therapy.

 

https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10849830

 

https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/2025/03/yes-biden-spent-millions-on-transgender-animal-experiments/

 

So ultimately Trump's assertion was correct that under Biden US taxpayer money was spent on research to benefit the trangender community.

4 minutes ago, gargamon said:

Haha. You think Trump can read? Haha

Perfect example of the constant lefty babble. Keep going, better than millions in advertising.

Posts using derogatory and toxic nicknames or intentional misspelling of people’s names will be removed. If you don’t want your post to be removed, spell people’s names correctly, this applies to both sides of the political debate.

Weird people the Americans.

This is pretty sick.

Mainstream media including CNN have been exposed as liars pre and post election. Time for woke anchors  like Anderson Cooper be made redundant. 

Many of us have been saying this since 2020: The main-stream media lies.  But we are told by the gate-keepers of social media that outlets like CNN are "Trusted News Sources." 

Over the next four years I expect we are going to see just how far down the rabbit-hole the trope that the MSM are "The only purveyors of 'trusted news'."  And then I expect we will also see who the "Media Fact Checkers" are funded by and associated with in order to perpetuate the lies.

What a scam.