NCAA President Charlie Baker faced criticism for avoiding the topic of transgender athletes and their participation in women's sports during a Senate Judiciary hearing. Collegiate swimmer Riley Gaines and her teammate Paula Scanlan expressed their disappointment in Baker's lack of leadership. The hearing focused on the NCAA's NIL contracts, but Baker's avoidance of the transgender athlete issue drew attention. Multiple tweets from various sources highlighted Baker's failure to address the policies surrounding transgender athletes. The criticism came from both athletes and news outlets, with Gaines calling Baker's testimony 'entirely disingenuous'. The NCAA president's avoidance of the subject during the hearing has raised questions about his ability to lead effectively.
NCAA should be ashamed. NCAA President Charlie Baker had an opportunity to be transparent and address policies involving transgender athletes in women’s sports as a witness during Tuesday’s U.S. Senate Judiciary hearing. Instead, he avoided the subject and relied on the excuse… https://t.co/5gd2uXVwJ7 https://t.co/t3JJFrcjUY
.@Riley_Gaines_ rips NCAA President Charlie Baker's Senate testimony as 'entirely disingenuous' https://t.co/BbxqeTaMuk
LIVE NOW: Collegiate swimmer and teammate of Lia Thomas, @PaulaYScanlan, has a message for all of the trans athletes infiltrating women’s sports: https://t.co/T6eNGULcNs https://t.co/FfVgV1zZxG
🔴 LIVE NOW 🔴 Collegiate swimmer and teammate of Lia Thomas, @PaulaYScanlan, has a message for all of the trans athletes infiltrating women’s sports: https://t.co/T6eNGULcNs https://t.co/JvA58Rwvkt
NCAA President Charlie Baker could have addressed policies involving transgender athletes in women’s sports during the Senate Judiciary hearing. Instead, he tip-toed around the subject. For Riley Gaines, this proves how weak of a leader Baker is. Read: https://t.co/fQFE5Aa1Vw https://t.co/WP9F7RVWSl
Congress finally getting NIL’s Collective mess. “Nobody knows what’s going on. It’s a guess and a rumor.” - NCAA president Charlie Baker in meeting on The Hill. https://t.co/WY5YjNY6sE
SINK OR SWIM: @Riley_Gaines_ fires back at NCAA president's testimony about trans sports. https://t.co/DvVUZ8zfsy https://t.co/87OlvrqSxj
NCAA president Charlie Baker tip-toed around the topic of transgender athletes and the future of biological men competing in women’s sports during Tuesday’s U.S. Senate Judiciary hearing. Riley Gaines, who knows first-hand what it’s like to compete against and share a locker… https://t.co/cEZZV49Mgh https://t.co/qRUpQTAeEE
.@Riley_Gaines_ penned a letter to NCAA president Charlie Baker 10 months ago about trans athletes competing against women that has been left unanswered. She was left unimpressed with Baker's Senate testimony, and understandably so. https://t.co/eET5IWVRKM
Women's sports stars @MariaSharapova, Alyssa Thompson and @angelahucles shared what their hopes are for the future of the industry at the #BloombergScreentime event. More 👉 @BloombergLive https://t.co/AREtlWbWub https://t.co/8zpOFBV4Xj
NCAA president Charlie Baker was asked about Riley Gaines and other female swimmers sharing a locker room with Lia Thomas and threw his predecessor Mark Emmert under the bus over prior transgender policies during Tuesday's Senate Judiciary hearing. https://t.co/lsbXvzJC7W
WATCH LIVE: Senate holds hearing on NCAA’s NIL contracts https://t.co/Z3jpWqTqnl https://t.co/AJHtaC1Z0x
WATCH LIVE: Senate holds hearing on NCAA’s NIL contracts https://t.co/lyCqWF1n2j https://t.co/Ia81QtVoUw