Of course if you remove words you change the context but that's entirely grammatically correct and a common use of that phrase. If you wanna dwell on what those words mean in other context go ahead but that's not saving any trans kids.
If were to assume that EO is Joe fighting back, then he did indeed let those laws pass without fighting back until it was an election season. Context is important and I usually don't have to explain every word like its a middle school English class unless I'm responding to republicans reading my statements in bad faith.