Sarasota Review

Congressman Greg Steube, a member of the House Intelligence Committee representing Florida's 17th congressional district, made several statements on July 23, 2025, regarding U.S. Olympic policies and allegations concerning the so-called "Deep State" and the Russiagate investigation.

In a post published at 13:29 UTC, Steube addressed legislative efforts targeting gender participation in sports, stating: "Sad that it requires filing a bill in Congress for Olympic officials to ‘follow the science’ and prohibit males in female sports. I want to thank @SenTuberville for filing our legislation in the Senate and @realDonaldTrump for backing it up with an executive order." The tweet highlights his collaboration with Senator Tommy Tuberville and support from former President Donald Trump on this issue.

Later that day, at 18:23 UTC, Steube commented on ongoing debates about intelligence operations during the 2016 presidential election. He wrote: "If anyone doubts the Deep State’s existence, read this report. As a member of @HouseIntel, I am fully convinced that the Russiagate hoax was a treasonous scheme by high-level Obama officials to weaponize faulty intelligence and shady sources to take down the Trump campaign and"

In another statement posted at 22:44 UTC, Steube expanded on these claims by asserting: "(1/8): Let’s not sugarcoat this: high-level Obama administration officials tried to pull a coup on President Trump with the Russiagate hoax. Here’s how the Deep State tried to undermine our Commander in Chief with its Intelligence Community Assessment (ICA) on Russian"

These remarks come amid continued political debate over both transgender participation in sports and investigations into Russian interference in U.S. elections. Congressman Steube has previously aligned himself with Republican efforts seeking restrictions on transgender athletes' eligibility for women's competitions—a topic that has seen proposed federal legislation as well as executive actions from former President Trump.

The term "Russiagate" refers to investigations into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election and possible connections between Russia and individuals associated with Donald Trump's campaign. Multiple government inquiries—including Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation—have examined these issues since 2017.