Riley Gaines, a former swimmer for the University of Kentucky, gave a statement in support of the rights of female athletes at San Francisco State University.
On Friday’s episode of “Tucker Carlson Tonight” on Fox News, Gaines detailed how trans protestors attacked her after she finished speaking. Gaines said that the security personnel were scared away by the demonstrators, but that she herself was unafraid, and that the violence just served to validate her cause.
“It scared the living daylights out of me,” she said. The cops didn’t tell me what they were going to do. Turning Point USA brought me to campus, where I gave a speech that was well-received despite the presence of protesters holding a sit-in. After I finished speaking, there was an instant storming of the hall. No one was there to protect me when the lights went out and I was hurried along. I had many blows to the face and was pushed around as well. We left the room, but the hallways were blocked by demonstrators, and I was subsequently shoved into a classroom down that corridor, where I remained for three hours.
Carlson emphasized the shocking amount of time, “three hours,” several times. Someone with a weapon should have come in and escorted you out.
“Because they were terrified,” Gaines said. They knew better than to put their hands on these individuals, knowing well well what they are capable of. The cops were clearly uncomfortable placing themselves in a position where they would have to execute their job in the face of the profane, aggressive, and disgusting language being directed at them and me by the crowd. Which is a terrible and frightening idea.
You know, I’m concerned for my safety,” Gaines went on. In the present tense: “I have to be. When someone are willing to do something like this, we know it’s because they don’t have anything like reason, logic, science, or common sense on their side. I can support that. As a result, they push themselves forward by aggressive behavior, be it physical or verbal. What this means, however, is not going to stop me. Knowing that I’m doing the right thing is reassuring, and knowing that I won’t be silenced is also encouraging. I’ll just have to raise my voice.
Gaines said that neither the campus police nor the San Francisco State Dean of Students backed her after the incident. She expressed her gratitude to the San Francisco Police for helping her leave the university grounds unharmed. She continued by saying she would be taking legal action against her attackers and whomever placed her in harm’s way.
On Thursday, extreme transgender activists mobbed Gaines at San Francisco State University, where she was speaking in favor of the rights of female athletes, and she spent the night locked in a secure room.
Gaines, a former standout at the University of Kentucky who was denied an NCAA award because of transgender swimmer Lia Thomas, who competes against women while identifying as male at the University of Pennsylvania, was there for a Turning Point USA event. Social media videos show police officers escorting Gaines to safety while a group of extreme transgender activists trail after them chanting, “Trans rights are human rights!”
SF State is being ruled by inmates, Gaines tweeted. This demonstrates the requirement for gender-segregated facilities. Assures me even more that I’m on the correct track. When your silence is demanded, raise your voice.