<p>Riley Gaines, one of the young women who competed against a biologically male athlete during the NCAA women&#8217;s swimming championships earlier this year, shut down rumors that she dodged a kiss from former President Donald Trump at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) over the weekend.</p>
<p>Gaines, a 12-time All-American and three-time Southeastern Conference champion, expressed gratitude in an Instagram post for the &#8220;once in a lifetime experience&#8221; of sharing &#8220;a stage with the 45th President of the United States, Donald Trump.&#8221;</p>
<p>Trump had invited Gaines to join him on stage as he emphasized the importance of protecting the integrity of women&#8217;s sports.</p>
<p>&#8220;What an honor,&#8221; the University of Kentucky graduate said.</p>
<p>Gaines pointed to leftists&#8217; <a href="https://twitter.com/RonFilipkowski/status/1556256626641887237?s=20&amp;t=xw-5-To7C0FZ5DBxmHAUfQ">insinuations</a> that she had dodged the former president&#8217;s greeting, describing them as a &#8220;prime example of the left media pushing propaganda to fit their narrative.&#8221;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Trump calls swimmer Riley Gaines up on stage and tries to give her a kiss. She flinches and pulls away. <a href="https://t.co/zKSZMAEF2Y">pic.twitter.com/zKSZMAEF2Y</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) <a href="https://twitter.com/RonFilipkowski/status/1556256626641887237?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 7, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
<p>&#8220;In no way, shape, or form did I &#8216;dodge a kiss&#8217; from Trump nor was I uncomfortable on that stage with him at any point in time,&#8221; she said. &#8220;I slightly turned my head so I could hear what he was saying to me. Proof that not everything you read is factual. But keep clutching at straws, it&#8217;s almost comical.&#8221;</p>
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<p>Gaines <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/i-left-there-with-no-trophy-ncaa-female-swimmer-who-tied-for-fifth-with-trans-athlete-says-officials-put-lia-thomas-ahead-of-her">first shared her story with The Daily Wire</a> in March after she competed against Thomas in the 200 freestyle on Friday at the NCAA Division I Women’s Championships. Since then, she has repeatedly spoken out on Fox News and <a href="https://www.iwf.org/save-womens-sports-riley-gaines/">teamed up</a> with the Independent Women&#8217;s Forum to defend fairness in women&#8217;s sports.</p>
<p>At the CPAC event, Gaines shared how she tied with Thomas for fifth place but was asked to hold the sixth place trophy for a photo op.</p>
<p>&#8220;Pro-woman &amp; pro-fairness is not anti-trans,&#8221; she said in her Instagram post. &#8220;I truly can&#8217;t even believe this is a topic for debate. It&#8217;s simple.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Women should not be forced to share a changing space &amp; compete against males with biological advantages that will never be completely diminished regardless of hormones taken,&#8221; she added. &#8220;If you&#8217;re delusional enough to think fairness for women is considered transphobic, you&#8217;re simply misogynistic.&#8221;</p>

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