This week, former President Donald Trump made some confusing comments about an $8 million grant given by the Biden administration. During a long speech to Congress, Trump claimed that the government was wasting money trying to “transgenderize mice.” Many people were puzzled by what he meant.
Experts think Trump might have confused “transgender” with “transgenic.” “Transgenic” mice have their DNA changed to study how human diseases and medicines might work, helping scientists understand what could happen to people.
Rachel Maddow, a host on MSNBC, had some fun with Trump’s claims. She joked that not many people watched his speech, which was the least popular of all his speeches. Maddow pointed out that Trump got it wrong, stressing that what they are really studying is “transgenic” mice, not “transgender” mice. She added, “But sure, go ahead and shut down all the labs studying all the diseases because what are you, 5?”
Meanwhile, the White House defended the funding, stating that they had indeed spent millions on research involving animal experiments, including studying how hormones affect diseases. They pointed to specific examples of research projects that used that funding, like investigating how hormones relate to asthma.
The White House called out CNN for trying to fact-check Trump and labeled them “Fake News losers.” They clarified, “Under Biden’s administration, the National Institutes of Health granted money for these studies on mice.
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