WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump threatens to withhold federal funds if California does not stop high school trans girls from participating in the state track and field finals and says he will have a discussion with Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday.

Trump appears to refer to 16-year-old AB Hernandez, who is eligible for the long jump, high jump and triple jump championship this weekend at the California Interscholastic Federation of a high school in Clovis, California.

CIF, a governing body of the California High School Movement, states that all students “should have the opportunity to participate in CIF events in a way that matches their gender identity.” California law prohibits discrimination based on gender identity, including in schools.

Republican Trump mentioned the governor of California in a social media post Tuesday, calling the "radical left Democrat" and said: "It's unfair and totally demeaning women and girls."

He said he ordered local authorities not to allow trans athletes to participate in the finals.

Under the U.S. and California Constitution, state and local officials and individuals are not subject to the President’s orders, and they usually only give orders to agencies and members of the federal administration.

Trump threatened that if his request was not met, "large-scale federal funding would be delayed, perhaps permanent." Such a move would almost certainly lead to legal challenges in California, which has sued multiple Trump actions, saying it was illegal or unconstitutional.

Trump also mentioned comments on the podcast in March, when the governor also said he believed the competition involving trans girls was "very unfair."

A Newsom spokesman declined to comment on Trump's remarks, but he mentioned the comments in April when he said it was not a priority to overturn California's 12-year-old law allowing transgender athletes to participate in sports.

"You're talking about very few people," Newsom told reporters. The governor's office said that of the 5.8 million students in the California public school system, there are estimated to be less than 10 active trans student-athletes.

A CIF spokesperson did not answer the question and could not comment immediately with Hernandez.

Some local school officials and parents tried to prevent Hernandez from participating in the competition. Others said it was to support Hernandez and condemned what they said was bullying the teenagers.

In an interview with Capital & Main, Hernandez dismissed her claim that she had an unfair biological advantage in sports, noting that despite being number one in the triple jump this month, she ranked eighth in high jump and third in long jump.

"What I think is, I don't know that this will make your stupid statement trash," Hernandez said of her mixed-race child.