Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., said Tuesday on Newsmax that the debate over transgender participation in women’s sports is not a partisan matter but a fundamental American issue.

Speaking on Newsmax’s “Rob Schmitt Tonight,” Tuberville criticized Senate Democrats for voting against the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act. The legislation aimed to ensure that female athletes compete only against biological females in school sports.

“They don’t have any leadership,” Tuberville said. “If they had any leadership at all, [Minority Leader Chuck] Schumer would have said, ‘Listen, let’s pass this. Get it out of the way. We don’t want this to be an election issue.’ But they all voted against it.”

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