Donald Trump has repeated his false claims that pupils in the US are undergoing gender-affirming surgeries during the school day, further enflaming conservative fears that children are being “groomed” to become transgender.

The Republican presidential nominee made the comments initially at a Moms for Liberty event last weekend, where, when asked about the number of youngsters coming out as trans, he replied: “The transgender thing is incredible. Think of it: your kid goes to school and comes home a few days later with an operation. The school decides what’s going to happen with your child.”

Trump repeated the wild claims on Saturday (7 September) at a rally in Wisconsin, saying: “[Vice-president] Kamala [Harris] supports states being able to take minor children… away from their parents, perform sex-change operations, and send them back home.

“Can you imagine you’re a parent and your son leaves the house and you say: ‘Jimmy, I love you so much, go have a good day in school’, and your son comes back with a brutal operation? Can you even imagine this? What the hell is wrong with our country?”

When asked about the comments by CNN, Moms for Liberty co-founder Tiffany Justice admitted the accusations were false but said she was “thankful to President Trump” for saying it because it drew attention to the topic of social transition in schools – when students change their presentation or pronouns.

“It grabbed your attention and we’re talking about it now, and that makes me very...

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