Conservatives on social media blasted American Conservative Union chairman Matt Schlapp for tweeting that transgender swimmer Lia Thomas‘s “story deserves our compassion.” Thomas is a transgender swimmer at the University of Pennsylvania who has come under fire for competing on the women’s team.
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