Trump: "In the U.S., there will only be two genders - male and female."

He also promised to "prevent men from participating in women's sports," adding that "the government of the United States will officially recognize only two genders – male and female."

Last week, when the Republican-controlled Congress approved the annual defense budget, it included a provision blocking funding for certain types of assistance for transgender children of military personnel.

Speaking at the AmericaFest conference, Trump also vowed to take tough measures against "crime by migrants" and reiterated his promises to restore U.S. control over the Panama Canal due to high tolls on American ships.

Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino responded by stating that "every meter of the Panama Canal belongs to Panama, and it will remain that way." The sovereignty and independence of the country cannot be up for discussion, Mulino added.

In his Sunday speech, Trump laid out his agenda for a second presidential term, criticizing President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.

"On January 20, the United States will forever turn the page on four long, terrible years of failures, incompetence, and national decline, and we will open a new era of peace, prosperity, and national greatness," Trump said. "I will end the war in Ukraine. I will stop the chaos in the Middle East and prevent, I promise, World War III," Trump declared.

• Under the Biden administration, in October 2021, the U.S. issued American passports for the first time with a gender marker of "X." Passports with this designation are intended for non-binary individuals, intersex people, and gender non-conforming individuals. New Yorkers gained the right to indicate a third – "undefined" – gender in their personal documents, in addition to male and female, in 2018.