Lefitsts quickly turned on Olympic gymnast Simone Biles, calling her &#8220;transphobic&#8221; and a &#8220;traitor&#8221; after she apologized for several posts attacking — and attempting to body-shame — former collegiate swimmer Riley Gaines.
Biles issued the apology after a tense back-and-forth during which she&#8217;d called Gaines a &#8220;bully&#8221; and insinuated that she looked masculine over the Outkick host&#8217;s (&#8220;Gaines for Girls&#8221;) vocal opposition to trans-identifying men competing in women&#8217;s sports. And while Gaines was quick to accept Biles&#8217; apology, leftists on social media saw the move as treason — and said so.
On X, the @babybeginner account tracked some of the attacks on the left-leaning social media platform BlueSky and shared them in a thread on X, prefacing it with the comment, &#8220;I said earlier that I thought Simone Biles should be given some grace after apologizing to Riley Gaines. I said that she was going to get a lot of guff from the activists.&#8221;
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I said earlier that I thought Simone Biles should be given some grace after apologizing to Riley Gaines. I said that she was going to get a lot of guff from the activists.
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First here was the apology. <a href="https://t.co/u5AxehlrkO">pic.twitter.com/u5AxehlrkO</a>
— Jennifer 🟥🔴🧙‍♀️🦉🐈‍⬛ 🦖 (@babybeginner) <a href="https://twitter.com/babybeginner/status/1932700174230446354?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 11, 2025</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;They are not taking it well,&#8221; she said, sharing a screenshot of a post that read, &#8220;What&#8217;s shameful is Biles apologizing to the fascist monster after correctly and righteously attacking the fascist monster. There should be no apologies for fighting bigotry other than the bigot begging for mercy, and us not listening. No pity for hateful bigots. No mercy for traitors.&#8221;
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I’ll just leave this here. 3/ <a href="https://t.co/qrWrUFvJdv">pic.twitter.com/qrWrUFvJdv</a>
— Jennifer 🟥🔴🧙‍♀️🦉🐈‍⬛ 🦖 (@babybeginner) <a href="https://twitter.com/babybeginner/status/1932700321119084551?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 11, 2025</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;I&#8217;ll just leave this here,&#8221; she captioned the next — which read, &#8220;Simone Biles apologizing to that transphobe is why I can&#8217;t root for all black people &#8230;&#8221;
&#8220;It appears Simone did not heed my advice of &#8216;put down the phone and listen to the dolls,&#8217; something we could all do a bit more of,&#8221; another screenshot read.
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They are not taking it well over there. 5/ <a href="https://t.co/B4KCX2jhdE">pic.twitter.com/B4KCX2jhdE</a>
— Jennifer 🟥🔴🧙‍♀️🦉🐈‍⬛ 🦖 (@babybeginner) <a href="https://twitter.com/babybeginner/status/1932700346574311624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 11, 2025</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;They are not taking it well over there,&#8221; @babybeginner commented as the account shared another post that read, &#8220;God f***ing d**n it. So Simone Biles has now apologized to Riley Gaines while still throwing trans people directly under the bus. Go f*** yourself, Simone Biles. You are both transphobic AND you&#8217;re apologizing to a woman who has made her entire career off of trying to kill trans people.&#8221;
The last screenshot showed a post referring to Biles as an &#8220;anti-trans f***ing piece of s**t.&#8221;
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Riley accepted her apology. Graciously.
Hopefully, Simone is on her way to peaking. We all have to start somewhere. It’s hard for anyone to face all of that. I’d rather she learns there is no way to be “in the middle”. Sports are either fair to girls or not.
— Jennifer 🟥🔴🧙‍♀️🦉🐈‍⬛ 🦖 (@babybeginner) <a href="https://twitter.com/babybeginner/status/1932700358502912325?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 11, 2025</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Riley accepted her apology. Graciously,&#8221; @babybeginner concluded their thread. &#8220;Hopefully, Simone is on her way to peaking. We all have to start somewhere. It’s hard for anyone to face all of that. I’d rather she learns there is no way to be in the middle.&#8217; Sports are either fair to girls or not.&#8221;
&#8220;I accept Simone’s apology for the personal attacks including the ones where she body-shamed me. I know she knows what this feels like. She’s still the greatest female gymnast of all time,&#8221; Gaines said at the time, challenging Biles to use her platform to support female athletes.

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Leftists Turn On Simone Biles Over Riley Gaines Apology: ‘No Mercy For Traitors’

Activists Turn On Simone Biles Over Riley Gaines Apology: 'No Mercy For Traitors'

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There are few institutions in this country that have disgraced themselves more thoroughly in recent days than the little-known Champlin Park High School in Champlin, Minnesota. This is the school that just won the Class 4A Minnesota Girls&#8217; State softball championship by fielding a male as their star pitcher in every single game.
This male pitcher, a 17-year-old junior named Charlie &#8220;Marissa&#8221; Rothenberger, pitched all 21 innings across three games of the girls&#8217; championship tournament (because they play 7-inning games in softball). And what do you know? Champlin Park won all three games. Rothenberger capped off his performance by throwing a complete-game shut-out, allowing only three hits in the process. And that&#8217;s just the championship round. He also pitched a complete-game shutout in the quarterfinals. Overall, in the entire postseason, Rothenberger allowed only two runs in 35 innings.
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And that’ll do it &#8211; Champlin Park wins the Class 4A Minnesota state softball championship, beating Bloomington Jefferson 6-0.
Marissa Rothenberger pitched a complete-game shutout and gave up only 3 hits. <a href="https://t.co/4uS7aSejqS">pic.twitter.com/4uS7aSejqS</a>
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Everyone involved in this farce — from the school district to the coaches to the parents to the athlete himself — should be barred from any kind of competitive activity for the rest of their lives. They should face more serious consequences, which may indeed be coming. (The school district has already been sued). But at the moment, like most cheaters, these people seem to have convinced themselves that they did nothing wrong.
In interviews, Rothenberger and his coach have suggested that they&#8217;re simply better competitors than their opponents. They managed to vary their pitch types and pitch speeds, and their opponents just didn&#8217;t measure up. Here&#8217;s an interview from last season to give you an idea:
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Watching this coach speak, any sane person has to fight to suppress their vomit reflex. Imagine celebrating your sports acumen, and acting like you&#8217;re some incredible coach with an incredible team, when you have a boy pitching every single one of your games in a girls&#8217; softball league. The gall that&#8217;s required to stand there, with a straight face, as you cheat in the most flagrant way imaginable — while pretending everything is completely normal — is actually hard to comprehend. &#8220;Pathetic&#8221; does not begin to describe it. And of course, the parents who allow this man to coach their daughters, as he teaches them how to cheat, are just as culpable. Everything about this story is revolting.
And the school district knows that. So does the league. That&#8217;s why they&#8217;ve locked down their social media posts, so that no one can reply to them. Here&#8217;s what the Minnesota State High School League <a href="https://x.com/MSHSL/status/1931023458311282993">posted</a>, before locking the comments: &#8220;Meet Champlin Park, the Class 4A Softball State Champion for 2025.&#8221; And then they attach a team picture, including the boy who dominated the competition.
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Riley Gaines noticed the league&#8217;s decision to censor replies. And to point out the league&#8217;s cowardice, <a href="https://x.com/Riley_Gaines_/status/1931057465887728023">she wrote</a>: 
<blockquote>Comments off lol. To be expected when your star player is a boy.</blockquote>
As we discussed earlier this week, Gaines&#8217; post sent Simone Biles, the Olympic gymnast, into a frenzy. She accused Gaines of &#8220;bullying&#8221; the trans-identifying athlete. Biles <a href="https://x.com/Simone_Biles/status/1931129527679308054">also wrote</a>: 
<blockquote>You’re truly sick, all of this campaigning because you lost a race. Straight up sore loser. You should be uplifting the trans community and perhaps finding a way to make sports inclusive OR creating a new avenue where trans feel safe in sports. Maybe a transgender category IN ALL sports!!</blockquote>
And then for good measure, Biles followed up <a href="https://x.com/Simone_Biles/status/1931130395728498927">by writing</a>: 
<blockquote>bully someone your own size, which would ironically be a male.</blockquote>
The other day, we talked about all of the reasons why this rant was highly ironic (especially since Simone Biles isn&#8217;t exactly known for her sportsmanship, or for her feminine appearance). We also discussed why her idea of a &#8220;trans-only league&#8221; is idiotic for about a million reasons. For one thing, there wouldn&#8217;t be enough players, nor would anyone want to watch them play.
Additionally, you&#8217;d have to decide how to classify the non-binaries and the demisexuals and the 50,000 other genders. Do they play with trans men or trans women? Do we need a separate league for every gender? Things could get pretty complicated, especially when the trans furries show up and refuse to wear the standard uniforms. And of course, on top of all of these problems, a &#8220;trans-only league&#8221; makes no sense because the current system — of dividing athletes based on biological reality and not fantasy — works perfectly fine.
So those are just a few problems with Simone Biles&#8217; tweets. Additionally, a few people also pointed out that Simone Biles&#8217; position was also hypocritical, because back in 2017, she wrote <a href="https://x.com/Simone_Biles/status/918328165478666240">on Twitter</a>: 
<blockquote>good thing guys don&#8217;t compete against girls or he&#8217;d take all the gold medals !!</blockquote>
Presumably, that post was written before Simone Biles had lost her mind. But in 2025, Simone Biles, as with so many other prominent public figures, is completely subservient to Leftist ideology. And more than that, she&#8217;s vindictive and openly hostile towards anyone who expresses a contrary position — even if it&#8217;s the position that most Americans hold, and the one that happens to correspond with reality.
Here&#8217;s what elevates this story beyond a typical social media spat. Five years ago, for these posts attacking Riley Gaines, Simone Biles would&#8217;ve received unrelenting praise from every organ of the Left. The media would be asking her how she managed to be so brave in the face of Riley Gaines&#8217; fascism. Activist groups would be clamoring to invite her to speaking engagements. Every podcast would be elevating her as a kind of trans messiah. And then they would&#8217;ve had Riley Gaines banned from the Internet, of course. That&#8217;s how things used to work. In 2020, to give just one of many examples, the comedian Graham Linehan was permanently banned from Twitter for tweeting, &#8220;men aren&#8217;t women tho.&#8221; That&#8217;s all it took five years ago. You&#8217;d get dogpiled and permanently censored for stating the truth about human biology.
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But that&#8217;s not what happens anymore. Very few prominent people came out to defend Simone Biles after her post. Instead, she was excoriated by almost everyone. The backlash was so significant that, just a few days after the initial posts, Simone Biles put out a lengthy statement apologizing to Riley Gaines. 
Here&#8217;s what <a href="https://x.com/Simone_Biles/status/1932470954610901259">she posted</a>:
<blockquote>I wanted to follow up from my last tweets. I’ve always believed competitive equity &amp; inclusivity are both essential in sport. The current system doesn’t adequately balance these important principles, which often leads to frustration and heated exchanges, and it didn’t help for me to get personal with Riley, which I apologize for.</blockquote>
The statement continues for a bit, but it&#8217;s worth taking a second to think about the words &#8220;competitive equity,&#8221; because it&#8217;s a real triumph of word salad. What exactly is &#8220;competitive equity?&#8221; Of course, when Leftists say &#8220;equity,&#8221; we know what they mean. They mean allowing certain demographics — like self-identifying trans people — to gain advantages over others. But that&#8217;s fundamentally incompatible with the idea of competition. The whole point of equity is to eliminate competition, so that the Left&#8217;s preferred groups win.
But if you can make it past the oxymoron, Simone Biles does get around to apologizing. And then she <a href="https://x.com/Simone_Biles/status/1932470954610901259">writes this</a>:
<blockquote>These are sensitive, complicated issues that I truly don’t have the answers or solutions to, but I believe it starts with empathy and respect. I was not advocating for policies that compromise fairness in women’s sports. My objection is to be singling out children for public scrutiny in ways that feel personal and harmful. Individual athletes—especially kids—should never be the focus of criticism of a flawed system they have no control over. I believe sports organizations have a responsibility to come up with rules supporting inclusion while maintaining fair competition. We all want a future for sport that is fair, inclusive, and respectful. Xoxo Simone.</blockquote>
As far as apologies go, this one obviously should&#8217;ve gone much further. She should&#8217;ve dropped the word salad and stated that boys don&#8217;t belong in girls&#8217; sports, period. And many conservatives are pointing out that her statement sounds phony, like it was crafted by a PR agency or an AI program. They don&#8217;t believe that it&#8217;s sincere. And they&#8217;re right about all of that, of course.
But they&#8217;re also missing the point. The fact that a very famous and popular public figure felt the need to apologize and issue a PR statement after tweeting in support of the trans agenda is a clear sign of a very significant sea change in our culture. It&#8217;s not really important that the statement was insincere or incomplete. What&#8217;s important is that this series of events — any kind of retreat by Simone Biles in this scenario — would have been unthinkable just a few years ago.
It&#8217;s yet another sign of just how thoroughly the Right has won on the issue of gender ideology. If this had happened in, say, 2021, there would have been a whole army of public figures circling the wagons around Simone Biles. That didn&#8217;t happen this time. And that&#8217;s particularly notable because it&#8217;s supposedly &#8220;Pride Month.&#8221; Remember Pride Month? This is supposed to be the time of year when trans activists become even more unhinged and hostile than they normally are. They&#8217;re supposed to be emboldened. They&#8217;re supposed to loudly shut down people like Riley Gaines. They&#8217;re supposed to dominate the conversation, so that no one is allowed to point out that a male just won a girls&#8217; softball tournament.
But no one&#8217;s talking about Pride Month anymore. LGBT activists are too demoralized and discredited to &#8220;celebrate&#8221; at the moment. That&#8217;s the same reason they&#8217;re not defending Simone Biles. It&#8217;s why she was forced to apologize. And it&#8217;s why the Minnesota high school softball league had to shut down its social media feeds. 
Every single one of these liars is aware of the fact that they&#8217;ve lost most of their public support. Yes, technically speaking, Champlin Park High School was named the winner of the state girls&#8217; softball championship. But, as you watch the players and the coaches gloat, it&#8217;s hard not to be reminded of all the other frauds throughout history who simply took things too far, too quickly. Pathetic institutions like Champlin Park High School and the Minnesota State Softball League, along with cowardly mouthpieces like Simone Biles, no longer have the cultural power they had just a few years ago. And with this latest apology — even if it was generated by a PR firm using ChatGPT — it&#8217;s evident that Simone Biles and the rest of the LGBT cult are slowly coming around to the reality of their own irrelevance.

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Simone Biles apologized to Riley Gaines on Tuesday for their online spat over trans-identifying males in women&#8217;s sports, the Olympic gymnast adding that she believes the current women&#8217;s sports system is &#8220;flawed.&#8221;
The two athletes clashed on Friday when Biles attacked Gaines seemingly out of the blue, calling the former University of Kentucky swimmer a &#8220;sore loser&#8221; and telling her to &#8220;bully someone your own size, which would ironically be a male.&#8221;
&#8220;I wanted to follow up from my last tweets,&#8221; Biles posted Tuesday on X. &#8220;I’ve always believed competitive equity &amp; inclusivity are both essential in sport. The current system doesn’t adequately balance these important principles, which often leads to frustration and heated exchanges, and it didn’t help for me to get personal with Riley, which I apologize for.&#8221;
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I wanted to follow up from my last tweets. I’ve always believed competitive equity &amp; inclusivity are both essential in sport. The current system doesn’t adequately balance these important principles, which often leads to frustration and heated exchanges, and it didn’t help for me…
&mdash; Simone Biles (@Simone_Biles) <a href="https://twitter.com/Simone_Biles/status/1932470954610901259?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 10, 2025</a></blockquote>
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This is so disappointing. My take is the least controversial take on the planet. 
Simone Biles being a male-apologist at the expense of young girls’ dreams? Didn’t have that on my bingo card.
Maybe she could compete in pommel horse and rings in 2028. <a href="https://t.co/Ptn35pyEvh">https://t.co/Ptn35pyEvh</a>
&mdash; Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) <a href="https://twitter.com/Riley_Gaines_/status/1931134784241119360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 6, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Biles claimed she did not mean to push policies that &#8220;compromise fairness&#8221; in women’s sports.
&#8220;These are sensitive, complicated issues that I truly don’t have the answers or solutions to, but I believe it starts with empathy and respect. I was not advocating for policies that compromise fairness in women’s sports,&#8221; Biles said. &#8220;My objection is to be singling out children for public scrutiny in ways that feel personal and harmful. Individual athletes — especially kids — should never be the focus of criticism of a flawed system they have no control over.&#8221;
&#8220;I believe sports organizations have a responsibility to come up with rules supporting inclusion while maintaining fair competition. We all want a future for sport that is fair, inclusive, and respectful,&#8221; she said.
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Biles had initially responded to a post from Gaines last week criticizing a high school girls&#8217; softball team that won a state championship after the team&#8217;s trans-identifying male pitcher <a href="https://cbsaustin.com/news/nation-world/transgender-pitcher-leads-champlin-park-to-win-sparking-controversy-in-minnesota-sports" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pitched</a> five straight games in which he gave up just one run.
&#8220;Bully someone your own size, which would ironically be a male,&#8221; Biles told Gaines.
The Olympian also posted, &#8220;You’re truly sick, all of this campaigning because you lost a race. Straight up sore loser,&#8221; adding that Gaines should be &#8220;uplifting the trans community.&#8221;
&#8220;But instead… You bully them… One things for sure is no one in sports is safe with you around!!!!!&#8221; Biles said.
Gaines responded, telling Biles her comments were &#8220;disappointing.&#8221;
&#8220;This is so disappointing. My take is the least controversial take on the planet. Simone Biles being a male-apologist at the expense of young girls’ dreams? Didn’t have that on my bingo card. Maybe she could compete in pommel horse and rings in 2028,&#8221; Gaines posted.
Gaines&#8217; 2022 tie with trans-identifying male swimmer Lia Thomas, after which Thomas was given the trophy, helped <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/04/04/swimmer-who-tied-lia-thomas-taken-aback-in-trophy-handling/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ignite</a> the battle to keep men out of women’s sports.
After Biles&#8217; apology on Tuesday, Gaines quickly responded.
&#8220;I accept Simone&#8217;s apology for the personal attacks including the ones where she body-shamed me. I know she knows what this feels like. She&#8217;s still the greatest female gymnast of all time,&#8221; Gaines posted on X.
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I accept Simone&#39;s apology for the personal attacks including the ones where she body-shamed me. I know she knows what this feels like. She&#39;s still the greatest female gymnast of all time.
A couple of things. Sports ARE inclusive by nature. Anyone can and everyone SHOULD play… <a href="https://t.co/V8YbMvs3xf">https://t.co/V8YbMvs3xf</a>
&mdash; Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) <a href="https://twitter.com/Riley_Gaines_/status/1932493510868906128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 10, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Gaines added that competition &#8220;by definition is exclusive.&#8221;
&#8220;To suggest that women and girls must be silent or ignore a boy who is PUBLICLY hurting or humiliating them is wrong,&#8221; Gaines said. &#8220;You can&#8217;t have any empathy and compassion for the girls if you&#8217;re ignoring when young men are harming or abusing them. I am not ashamed to be a voice for the voiceless.&#8221;
Gaines added that she agrees that the blame is on lawmakers and leaders, which she said is why she is suing the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and joined President Donald Trump when he signed an executive order on women&#8217;s sports.
&#8220;I didn&#8217;t see you there or championing this effort with your platform,&#8221; Gaines told Biles, adding that she welcomes Biles to the &#8220;fight to support fair sports and a future for female athletes. Little girls deserve the same shot to achieve that you had.&#8221;

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‘I Apologize’: Simone Biles Backs Down In Riley Gaines Spat, Calls For ‘Fair Competition’

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Former NASCAR and IndyCar driver Danica Patrick said supporting men in women’s sports is “irrational” as she defended former NCAA swimmer Riley Gaines in her spat with Olympic gymnast Simone Biles over trans-identifying athletes.
“This issue has a shelf life,” Patrick said in a social media post. “I truly believe common sense will prevail. But until then, I am grateful for people like Riley Gaines who are making sure no one gets away with it. Not to mention the fact that she actually lived it.”
The argument began over the weekend, when Biles attacked Gaines and voiced support for trans-identifying athletes. Gaines had recently criticized a trans-identifying man who led a Minnesota high school softball team to win a state championship.
“You’re truly sick, all of this campaigning because you lost a race,” Biles said in a post on X. “Straight up sore loser. You should be uplifting the trans community and perhaps finding a way to make sports inclusive OR creating a new avenue where trans feel safe in sports. Maybe a transgender category IN ALL sports!! But instead… You bully them… One things for sure is no one in sports is safe with you around!!!!!”
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<a href="https://twitter.com/Riley_Gaines_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Riley_Gaines_</a> You’re truly sick, all of this campaigning because you lost a race. Straight up sore loser. You should be uplifting the trans community and perhaps finding a way to make sports inclusive OR creating a new avenue where trans feel safe in sports. Maybe a transgender… <a href="https://t.co/pjpzuZ0AlO">https://t.co/pjpzuZ0AlO</a>
— Simone Biles (@Simone_Biles) <a href="https://twitter.com/Simone_Biles/status/1931129527679308054?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 6, 2025</a></blockquote>
Biles later told Gaines to “bully someone your own size, which would ironically be a male.”
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bully someone your own size, which would ironically be a male <a href="https://twitter.com/Riley_Gaines_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Riley_Gaines_</a>
— Simone Biles (@Simone_Biles) <a href="https://twitter.com/Simone_Biles/status/1931130395728498927?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 6, 2025</a></blockquote>
Gaines, who competed against trans-identifying man Lia Thomas, called Biles’ post “disappointing.”
“My take is the least controversial take on the planet,” Gaines said in an X post. “Simone Biles being a male-apologist at the expense of young girls’ dreams? Didn’t have that on my bingo card.”
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This is so disappointing. My take is the least controversial take on the planet.
Simone Biles being a male-apologist at the expense of young girls’ dreams? Didn’t have that on my bingo card.
Maybe she could compete in pommel horse and rings in 2028. <a href="https://t.co/Ptn35pyEvh">https://t.co/Ptn35pyEvh</a>
— Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) <a href="https://twitter.com/Riley_Gaines_/status/1931134784241119360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 6, 2025</a></blockquote>
Patrick also criticized supporters of trans-identifying athletes.
“Defending men in women’s sports is the woke mind virus and/or another issue that requires therapy,” Patrick said.
Patrick <a href="https://www.danicapatrick.com/racing/profile" target="_blank" rel="noopener">competed</a> against male drivers during her NASCAR and IndyCar careers and became the first woman to win an IndyCar race after her IndyCar Series Indy Japan 300 victory. Although she never won a NASCAR race, despite competing in seven seasons, she earned seven top-10 finishes, according to <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/female-nascar-drivers-challenges-competing-male-dominated-sport/story?id=82838424" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ABC News</a>.
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Studies differ on whether or not biological differences impact driving ability. A 2016 study of 35 male drivers and 25 female drivers <a href="https://www.jebmh.com/articles/effect-of-gender-difference-on-brake-reaction-time.pdf.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">found</a> men had a higher reaction time when braking, while a Michigan State University study from 2019 of six male drivers and six female drivers <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30925578/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">found</a> no significant physiological differences between sexes in racecar driving.
Patrick herself seems to believe there is a biological difference. In 2023, she said racecar driving is “masculine” by nature, according to Planet F1.
“​​You have to, you know, handle the car — not only just the car because that’s skill, but the mindset that it takes to be really good is something that’s not normal in a feminine mind, a female mind,” Patrick said.
After Biles attacked Gaines, one of the gymnast’s posts from October 2017 resurfaced and undermined Biles’ recent remarks, The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/2017-post-comes-back-to-haunt-simone-biles-a-truly-sick-bully-by-her-own-standard?author=Virginia+Kruta&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=0&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=2017+Post+Comes+Back+to+Haunt+Simone+Biles%3A+%E2%80%98A+Truly+Sick+Bully+By+Her+Own+Standard%E2%80%99" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
“ahhhh good thing guys don&#8217;t compete against girls or he&#8217;d take all the gold medals!!” Biles said in response to a post that has been deleted.
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ahhhh good thing guys don&#8217;t compete against girls or he&#8217;d take all the gold medals !! 🥇 <a href="https://t.co/gto13RzC8Y">https://t.co/gto13RzC8Y</a>
— Simone Biles (@Simone_Biles) <a href="https://twitter.com/Simone_Biles/status/918328165478666240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 12, 2017</a></blockquote>
Gaines highlighted Biles’ change of opinion.
“Oop don’t you hate it when your past self completely undermines your current nonsensical argument?” Gaines said. “How has 2025 Simone reconciled with the fact 2017 Simone was a &#8216;truly sick bully&#8217; by her own standard?”
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Oop don’t you hate it when your past self completely undermines your current nonsensical argument?
How has 2025 Simone reconciled with the fact 2017 Simone was a &#8216;truly sick bully&#8217; by her own standard? <a href="https://t.co/aQjKuNSmMh">https://t.co/aQjKuNSmMh</a>
— Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) <a href="https://twitter.com/Riley_Gaines_/status/1931706202913747115?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 8, 2025</a></blockquote>

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Danica Patrick Backs Riley Gaines In Simone Biles Feud: ‘Common Sense Will Prevail’

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President Donald Trump deploys the National Guard to quell chaos in Los Angeles, the Trump-Musk feud continues, and gymnast Simone Biles calls out Riley Gaines over her stance on men competing in women’s sports.
It’s Monday, June 9, and this is the news you need to know to start your day.
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<h2>National Guard Deployed To L.A. To Control Anti-ICE Riots</h2>
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Topline: President Trump sends the National Guard to Los Angeles amid violent anti-ICE riots.
Chaos erupted over the weekend in the Los Angeles area as some anti-ICE protesters turned violent after false claims that ICE had conducted a “raid” on a Home Depot in the city of Paramount had circulated after a Home Depot in L.A. had been raided on Friday. To quell the riots, President Trump mobilized and deployed some 2000 members of the National Guard.
By Sunday, things spiraled even further out of control, with hordes of protesters blocking interstates, burning cars, and injuring law enforcement officers. In response, Northern Command said it was ready to send in 500 Marines to help keep the peace. But LA’s Democratic Mayor Karen Bass said federal authorities are making things worse – and that Trump is responsible for the widespread unrest.
“What we&#8217;re seeing in Los Angeles is chaos that is provoked by the administration,” Bass said. “When you raid Home Depot and workplaces, when you tear parents and children apart, and when you run armored caravans through our streets, you cause fear and you cause panic. And deploying federalized troops is a dangerous escalation… I call on all Angelenos to continue expressing your right, your anger, your outrage. But to do it peacefully.”
Dozens of people have been detained throughout the protests, and at least two law enforcement officers have been injured, according to a report from <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/national-guard-troops-los-angeles-immigration-protests/">CBS</a>.
“There were times when things were out of control in this situation and the local law enforcement didn&#8217;t have a total handle on what was going on,” Elex Michaelson, an anchor at FOX News&#8217;s L.A. affiliate, told The Daily Wire on Sunday. “My own colleague on Fox 11, Matthew Seedorf and his photographer, Sam Dubin, were out reporting in Paramount and their vehicle, their news vehicle was destroyed with people punching out the windows – spray-painting “F*** ICE” on it, slashing the tires, stealing stuff from their vehicle – as they were out doing their job. So that&#8217;s an example of criminals taking advantage of a situation and creating chaos.”
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<h2>Trump Vs Musk Part 2: Midterm Boogaloo</h2>
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Topline: After their public falling out last week, Trump is warning Elon Musk to stay out of the midterm elections as the president pushes forward on the passage of his signature budget bill. 
Elon Musk, who once said he “loved Trump as much as a straight man can love another man,” continued to slam the president over the weekend. While he has deleted some of his most inflammatory remarks on X, including an allegation that Trump was covering up Jeffrey Epstein’s client list to protect himself, he has put out new statements that have drawn more attention to the rift. Musk tweeted Friday that he would “apologize profusely as soon as there is a full dump of the Epstein files.”
Trump responded by calling Musk “the man who has lost his mind” — according to a report from <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/06/politics/musk-alleged-drug-use-trump">CNN</a> the president asked his aides if the outburst could be related to alleged drug use on Musk’s part, although publicly he has said, “I don’t want to comment on his drug use. I don’t know.. [<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/us/elon-musk-drugs-children-trump.html">The New York Times report</a> on the subject] sounded very unfair.”
Apart from personal digs, Musk could pose a more substantial risk to Trump’s electoral prospects. Writing on X, the billionaire asked his followers if it was &#8220;time to create a new political party in America that actually represents the 80% in the middle.&#8221; After his audience responded favorably, Musk said it was “fate” and that he would name it the “America Party.” Musk spent more than a quarter of a billion dollars during the 2024 election cycle, and third-party candidates with his backing could potentially act as spoilers in key races, jeopardizing the Republicans&#8217; narrow majority.
That has gotten Trump’s attention. Speaking to ABC News, the president said Elon will “have to pay very serious consequences” if he funds challenges against Republicans in 2026. 
Allies of both men have publicly and privately called on them to reconcile, but as of now, they remain at odds. President Trump said there was “no reason to” repair the relationship, which he “assumed” was over. However, stranger things have happened – Trump’s current vice president, JD Vance, was <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/jd-vance-once-compared-trump-hitler-now-they-are-running-mates-2024-07-15/">once</a> a “never Trumper” who compared the president to Adolf Hitler years before he became one of his supporters.
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<h2>Women&#8217;s Sports Spat Gets Personal</h2>
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Topline: An online debate has erupted between Olympic gymnast Simone Biles and former NCAA swimmer Riley Gaines over the question of transgender-identifying athletes competing in women’s sports.
The controversy began when Gaines, a vocal critic of transgender-identifying male athletes competing against women and girls, commented on a social media post from the Minnesota State High School League. The post celebrated Champlin Park High School’s girls’ softball state championship win. However, the team’s star pitcher is a boy who identifies as a girl – and he pitched a shutout in the 6-0 victory. Gaines noted that the team turned its comments off, posting on social media: “To be expected when your star player is a boy.”
Biles weighed in by calling Gaines “truly sick” and a “sore loser,” and she accused Gaines of bullying. But then, despite being known for supporting the “body positivity” movement, she mocked Gaines’ physique, telling Gaines to “bully someone your own size, which would ironically be a male.” Gaines is 5’5&#8243;, around average height for a woman.
Interestingly, though, some X users dug up an old<a href="https://x.com/Simone_Biles/status/918328165478666240"> post</a> from Biles in which she acknowledged men’s innate physical advantages over women. In 2017, she wrote, “Good thing guys don&#8217;t compete against girls or he&#8217;d take all the gold medals!!” Gaines also noted Biles and other gymnasts suffered under Larry Nassar, suggesting that the same system that failed them then is now negatively impacting female athletes by putting them in vulnerable positions, like allowing men in their locker rooms.
Both women have received their fair share of support online. With the support for Gaines, there’s a building outcry now for brands like Athleta to drop Biles as an ambassador for female athletes. On the flip side, legacy media and many left-wing pundits voice their support for Biles. There were a number of op-eds, including one from USA Today, cheering her as a hero.
Politically, however, this issue puts Democrats between a rock and a hard place. Many of those fervent and vocal supporters, including celebrities like Biles, are deeply committed to gender ideology and allowing trans-identifying men into women’s sports and women’s spaces. The overwhelming majority disagree – a February 2025 New York Times/Ipsos poll, for example, found that about 80% of respondents believe biological males should not be allowed to compete in women’s sports, including 67% of Democrats and 64% of independents.

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Amid backlash for her support of trans-identifying athletes — and a spat with former NCAA swimmer and Outkick podcast host (&#8220;Gaines for Girls&#8221;) Riley Gaines — a post from 2017 came back to haunt Olympic gymnast Simone Biles.
&#8220;ahhhh good thing guys don&#8217;t compete against girls or he&#8217;d take all the gold medals !!&#8221; Biles said in October of 2017, in response to a post that has since been deleted — but her comment came just days after Chinese gymnast Xio Ruoteng won gold in the men&#8217;s all-around competition at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Canada and may have been in reference to that. Biles had not competed there, but two of her Olympic teammates medaled: Morgan Hurd and Jade Carey.
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ahhhh good thing guys don&#8217;t compete against girls or he&#8217;d take all the gold medals !! 🥇 <a href="https://t.co/gto13RzC8Y">https://t.co/gto13RzC8Y</a>
— Simone Biles (@Simone_Biles) <a href="https://twitter.com/Simone_Biles/status/918328165478666240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 12, 2017</a></blockquote>
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Gaines highlighted that post on Sunday, arguing that it showed Biles was well aware of the obvious advantage biological men have over women when it came to athletic competition.
&#8220;Oop don’t you hate it when your past self completely undermines your current nonsensical argument? How has 2025 Simone reconciled with the fact 2017 Simone was a &#8216;truly sick bully&#8217; by her own standard?&#8221; Gaines posted.
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Oop don’t you hate it when your past self completely undermines your current nonsensical argument?
How has 2025 Simone reconciled with the fact 2017 Simone was a &#8216;truly sick bully&#8217; by her own standard? <a href="https://t.co/aQjKuNSmMh">https://t.co/aQjKuNSmMh</a>
— Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) <a href="https://twitter.com/Riley_Gaines_/status/1931706202913747115?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 8, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Biles had picked a fight with Gaines two days prior — after Gaines commented on the fact that a boy had been allowed to lead his school&#8217;s girls&#8217; softball team to a Minnesota state AAAA title — and she claimed that Gaines was a &#8220;truly sick bully&#8221; for calling that out as unfair.
&#8220;You’re truly sick, all of this campaigning because you lost a race. Straight up sore loser,&#8221; Biles said, making the attacks personal from the start. &#8220;You should be uplifting the trans community and perhaps finding a way to make sports inclusive OR creating a new avenue where trans feel safe in sports. Maybe a transgender category IN ALL sports!! But instead… You bully them… One things for sure is no one in sports is safe with you around!!!!!&#8221;
Gaines pushed back, saying that neither she nor any other female athlete owed men the chance to take girls&#8217; opportunities away.
In her response, Biles resorted to attacking Gaines&#8217; physical appearance: &#8220;bully someone your own size, which would ironically be a male.&#8221;
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bully someone your own size, which would ironically be a male <a href="https://twitter.com/Riley_Gaines_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Riley_Gaines_</a>
— Simone Biles (@Simone_Biles) <a href="https://twitter.com/Simone_Biles/status/1931130395728498927?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 6, 2025</a></blockquote>
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2017 Post Comes Back to Haunt Simone Biles: ‘A Truly Sick Bully By Her Own Standard’

2017 Post Comes Back to Haunt Simone Biles: 'A Truly Sick Bully By Her Own Standard'

Podcast hosts clamored for the chance to host a debate between former collegiate swimmer Riley Gaines and Olympic gymnast Simone Biles after an X spat — over boys competing on girls&#8217; sports teams — between the two elite athletes blew up on Friday.
Jillian Michaels first challenged Biles to come and debate the topic on the &#8220;Her Take&#8221; podcast. &#8220;How bout this &#8211; @Simone_Biles why don&#8217;t you come on @hertake_podcast and debate this with us,&#8221; she said. &#8220;I would honestly like to hear your side. It&#8217;s a very respectful environment. If you want people to see your point of view and hear your facts come share them.&#8221;
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<a href="https://twitter.com/JillianMichaels?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JillianMichaels</a> please allow me to join that debate. As a former gymnast (natl team) and whistle blower on abuse in the sport, I’d have a lot to discuss with <a href="https://twitter.com/Simone_Biles?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Simone_Biles</a>
— Jennifer Sey (@JenniferSey) <a href="https://twitter.com/JenniferSey/status/1931170636573102477?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 7, 2025</a></blockquote>
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XX-XY Athletics founder and CEO Jennifer Sey — also a former elite gymnast herself — asked to be included in the conversation, adding, &#8220;As a former gymnast (natl team) and whistle blower on abuse in the sport, I&#8217;d have a lot to discuss with @Simone_Biles.&#8221;
Michaels — who also hosts the &#8220;Keeping it Real&#8221; podcast — later challenged Biles to debate Gaines directly, saying that while she personally agreed with the former NCAA swimmer, she would offer a neutral venue in which the two could present their arguments.
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&#8220;@Simone_Biles While many appreciate your opinion maybe it&#8217;s time to discuss the facts? If you are so confident have the courage to debate @Riley_Gaines_ on this topic. Litigate this honestly and with integrity. I want to provide this forum. While I agree with @Riley_Gaines_ unilaterally I am confident I can maintain a neutral stance to moderate this conversation.&#8221;
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. <a href="https://twitter.com/Simone_Biles?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Simone_Biles</a> While many appreciate your opinion maybe it&#8217;s time to discuss the facts? If you are so confident have the courage to debate <a href="https://twitter.com/Riley_Gaines_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Riley_Gaines_</a> on this topic. Litigate this honestly and with integrity. I want to provide this forum. While I agree with…
— Jillian Michaels (@JillianMichaels) <a href="https://twitter.com/JillianMichaels/status/1931392346496917903?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 7, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Michaels was not the only one who called for Biles to debate Gaines, who now also hosts Outkick&#8217;s &#8220;Gaines for Girls&#8221; podcast.
&#8220;Dear @Simone_Biles, I would like to suggest that, rather than being petty and nasty by insulting @Riley_Gaines_ physical appearance, the two of you sit down together and respectfully debate the topic of trans identified males in women’s sports,&#8221; one posted. &#8220;If your position has merit, surely you can explain why and defend it without being mean, right? If truth and justice are on your side, it should be easy to defend them in a one-on-one discussion. If this prospect scares you, please consider the possibility that maybe you’re deferring to grade school insults because deep down you know you don’t actually have a valid defense of your misogynistic position. Sincerely, A former fan who’s secretly hoping you’ll see the light.&#8221;
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Dear <a href="https://twitter.com/Simone_Biles?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Simone_Biles</a> ,
I would like to suggest that, rather than being petty and nasty by insulting <a href="https://twitter.com/Riley_Gaines_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Riley_Gaines_</a> physical appearance, the two of you sit down together and respectfully debate the topic of trans identified males in women’s sports.
If your position has merit,…
— Kaeley Triller (@KaeleyT) <a href="https://twitter.com/KaeleyT/status/1931167073176346758?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 7, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Tennis great Martina Navratilova, who has been an outspoken advocate for women in sports, did not suggest a debate between Biles and Gaines, but offered to have a conversation with the gymnast herself on the topic. &#8220;Hey Simone- we met last year at the US open. Not sure you remember. But anyway — I would love to talk to you about this … pretty sure there is more to it than you know at this time … Respectfully, Martina,&#8221; she said.
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Hey Simone- we met last year at the US open. Not sure you remember. 
But anyway- I would love to talk to you about this… pretty sure there is more to it than you know at this time… 
Respectfully, Martina.
— Martina Navratilova (@Martina) <a href="https://twitter.com/Martina/status/1931269394367459708?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 7, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Podcast host Michele Tafoya quickly offered a platform to host that conversation as well. &#8220;I would love to moderate this conversation. @Martina and @Simone_Biles — name the time and date,&#8221; she said.
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Any time…
— Martina Navratilova (@Martina) <a href="https://twitter.com/Martina/status/1931373249058701777?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 7, 2025</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Any time &#8230;&#8221; Navratilova replied.
The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/simone-biles-defends-boys-in-girls-sports-picks-the-wrong-day-to-fight-with-riley-gaines" target="_blank" rel="noopener">spat began</a> when Gaines shared a photo of the girls softball team from Champlin Park, who won their AAAA state title after their male star player pitched a shut-out.
&#8220;Comments off, lol. To be expected when your star player is a boy,&#8221; Gaines said.
Biles responded with a series of personal insults directed at Gaines, saying, &#8220;You’re truly sick, all of this campaigning because you lost a race. Straight up sore loser. You should be uplifting the trans community and perhaps finding a way to make sports inclusive OR creating a new avenue where trans feel safe in sports. Maybe a transgender category IN ALL sports!! But instead… You bully them… One things for sure is no one in sports is safe with you around!!!!!&#8221;
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This is actually so disappointing. It&#8217;s not my job or the job of any woman to figure out how to include men in our spaces.
You can uplift men stealing championships in women&#8217;s sports with YOUR platform.
Men don&#8217;t belong in women&#8217;s sports and I say that with my full chest.
— Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) <a href="https://twitter.com/Riley_Gaines_/status/1931130376509919663?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 6, 2025</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;This is actually so disappointing. It&#8217;s not my job or the job of any woman to figure out how to include men in our spaces. You can uplift men stealing championships in women&#8217;s sports with YOUR platform. Men don&#8217;t belong in women&#8217;s sports and I say that with my full chest,&#8221; Gaines replied.

Debate Challenges Fly After Riley Gaines And Simone Biles Go To The Mat Over Boys In Girls’ Sports

Debate Challenges Fly After Riley Gaines And Simone Biles Go To The Mat Over Boys In Girls' Sports

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Olympic gymnast Simone Biles has been the subject of much criticism online after she attacked women&#8217;s rights advocate and Outkick podcast host Riley Gaines for her physical appearance, apparently to show her support for transgender-identifying male athletes in female sports and spaces.
As <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/simone-biles-defends-boys-in-girls-sports-picks-the-wrong-day-to-fight-with-riley-gaines?author=Virginia+Kruta&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=0&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Simone+Biles+Defends+Boys+In+Girls’+Sports%2C+Picks+The+Wrong+Day+To+Fight+With+Riley+Gaines" target="_blank" rel="noopener">highlighted by The Daily Wire</a>, Biles suggested Gaines is the size of a man while attempting to boost &#8220;trans&#8221; athletes, which was called out for being extremely tone deaf and ironic. Notably, Biles is an outspoken critic of &#8220;body shaming.&#8221; Further, the gymnast&#8217;s comment could be interpreted by LGBT supporters as &#8220;transphobic,&#8221; since it recognizes general physical differences between males and females, which also undercuts Biles&#8217; support in the first place.
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And the subtle hint at &#8220;body-shaming&#8221; ???? Plzzzz I&#8217;m 5&#8217;5&#8243; 😂😂😂😂
— Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) <a href="https://twitter.com/Riley_Gaines_/status/1931134787047030804?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 6, 2025</a></blockquote>
Commentators, athletes, and women&#8217;s advocates rushed to Gaines&#8217; defense online.
&#8220;I can&#8217;t express enough how thankful I am for [Riley Gaines],&#8221; Payton McNabb responded to the controversy. &#8220;She inspires me every day. I thank God she had the courage to stand up when so many stayed silent. She’s saving women’s sports across the country.&#8221;
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&#8220;Simone, you could never compare,&#8221; McNabb added.
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I can&#8217;t express enough how thankful I am for <a href="https://twitter.com/Riley_Gaines_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Riley_Gaines_</a>
She inspires me every day. I thank God she had the courage to stand up when so many stayed silent. She’s saving women’s sports across the country.
Simone, you could never compare.
— Payton McNabb (@paytonmcnabb_) <a href="https://twitter.com/paytonmcnabb_/status/1931251288995488176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 7, 2025</a></blockquote>
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/exclusive-womens-rights-advocate-files-federal-complaint-after-being-silenced-on-campus" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Olivia Krolczyk</a>, a women’s rights advocate, fought fire with fire.
&#8220;I’m 4 inches taller than [Riley Gaines],&#8221; she posted, captioning a photo of the pair. &#8220;If she’s supposed to bully the men, then who am I supposed to bully? A tree? Lol you’re just mad that you’re not even 5 feet tall. Go back to your dwelling little hobbit.&#8221;
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I’m 4 inches taller than <a href="https://twitter.com/Riley_Gaines_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Riley_Gaines_</a>, If she’s supposed to bully the men, then who am I supposed to bully? A tree?
Lol you’re just mad that you’re not even 5 feet tall. Go back to your dwelling little hobbit. <a href="https://t.co/ylxNMsFSZx">https://t.co/ylxNMsFSZx</a> <a href="https://t.co/hq3TlVLfIR">pic.twitter.com/hq3TlVLfIR</a>
— Olivia Krolczyk ✞ (@oliviakrolczyk_) <a href="https://twitter.com/oliviakrolczyk_/status/1931144145109971450?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 7, 2025</a></blockquote>
Krolczyk also highlighted Biles fighting against nasty comments about her own body:
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*had a body positivity campaign bc she was bullied for having muscles*
*bullies Riley Gaines for her looks* <a href="https://t.co/T2xonUZ3mR">pic.twitter.com/T2xonUZ3mR</a>
— Olivia Krolczyk ✞ (@oliviakrolczyk_) <a href="https://twitter.com/oliviakrolczyk_/status/1931193713918664727?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 7, 2025</a></blockquote>
Conservative commentator Guy Benson struck a similar note, posting about Biles being attacked for her body and coming out against the &#8220;toxic culture of trolling.&#8221;
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This you? <a href="https://t.co/u4x1qwhU2B">https://t.co/u4x1qwhU2B</a> <a href="https://t.co/CKaCAb2vEl">pic.twitter.com/CKaCAb2vEl</a>
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) <a href="https://twitter.com/guypbenson/status/1931208284020854834?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 7, 2025</a></blockquote>
Journalist Megyn Kelly said she stands with Gaines and is &#8220;ashamed of Simone Biles.&#8221;
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Same, and I am ashamed of Simone Biles. <a href="https://t.co/pcgDVX4R6K">https://t.co/pcgDVX4R6K</a>
— Megyn Kelly (@megynkelly) <a href="https://twitter.com/megynkelly/status/1931327397942489259?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 7, 2025</a></blockquote>
Others noted Biles&#8217; fight against a male predator, while supporting males in female spaces, like locker rooms.
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Simone Biles was sexually assaulted by Larry Nassar as a child, yet attacks a woman fighting to keep males out of girl’s spaces. This is the absolute state of the woke mind virus. <a href="https://t.co/1xfRRLcW3S">https://t.co/1xfRRLcW3S</a>
— The Redheaded libertarian (@TRHLofficial) <a href="https://twitter.com/TRHLofficial/status/1931148419374219706?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 7, 2025</a></blockquote>
After condemning Biles for refusing to stand up for girls, Gaines poked fun at the gymnast&#8217;s attack on her body in an X video, jokingly telling &#8220;Wikipedia&#8221; to change her bio, since she&#8217;s only five-foot-five.
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My height has been settled<a href="https://twitter.com/Wikipedia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Wikipedia</a> please advise <a href="https://t.co/Ptn35pyEvh">https://t.co/Ptn35pyEvh</a> <a href="https://t.co/hUfzv10DKS">pic.twitter.com/hUfzv10DKS</a>
— Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) <a href="https://twitter.com/Riley_Gaines_/status/1931345437761376394?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 7, 2025</a></blockquote>
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/simone-biles-defends-boys-in-girls-sports-picks-the-wrong-day-to-fight-with-riley-gaines?author=Virginia+Kruta&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=0&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Simone+Biles+Defends+Boys+In+Girls’+Sports%2C+Picks+The+Wrong+Day+To+Fight+With+Riley+Gaines" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Simone Biles Defends Boys In Girls’ Sports, Picks The Wrong Day To Fight With Riley Gaines</a>

Simone Biles Wrecked Online For Attacking Riley Gaines’ Appearance To Boost ‘Trans’ Athletes

Olympic gymnastics champion Simone Biles picked a fight with former collegiate swimmer Riley Gaines on Friday — over a boy who led his high school&#8217;s girls&#8217; softball team to a state championship — but it was Gaines who stuck the landing.
Gaines raised the topic by sharing a photo of the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/boy-pitches-complete-game-shutout-to-win-girls-softball-championship">championship team</a>, noting that the Minnesota State High School League had turned off the comments feature on the post: &#8220;To be expected when your star player is a boy.&#8221;
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Comments off lol
To be expected when your star player is a boy <a href="https://t.co/2qY2onUhNW">https://t.co/2qY2onUhNW</a>
— Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) <a href="https://twitter.com/Riley_Gaines_/status/1931057465887728023?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 6, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Biles went on the attack then, delivering personal insults and saying, &#8220;You’re truly sick, all of this campaigning because you lost a race. Straight up sore loser. You should be uplifting the trans community and perhaps finding a way to make sports inclusive OR creating a new avenue where trans feel safe in sports. Maybe a transgender category IN ALL sports!! But instead … You bully them … One things for sure is no one in sports is safe with you around!!!!!&#8221;
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This is actually so disappointing. It&#8217;s not my job or the job of any woman to figure out how to include men in our spaces.
You can uplift men stealing championships in women&#8217;s sports with YOUR platform.
Men don&#8217;t belong in women&#8217;s sports and I say that with my full chest.
— Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) <a href="https://twitter.com/Riley_Gaines_/status/1931130376509919663?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 6, 2025</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;This is actually so disappointing. It&#8217;s not my job or the job of any woman to figure out how to include men in our spaces,&#8221; Gaines fired back. &#8220;You can uplift men stealing championships in women&#8217;s sports with YOUR platform. Men don&#8217;t belong in women&#8217;s sports and I say that with my full chest.&#8221;
But it didn&#8217;t end there. Biles tried another avenue, this time resorting to insults aimed at Gaines&#8217; physical appearance.
&#8220;Bully someone your own size, which would ironically be a male,&#8221; she said.
Gaines repeated, &#8220;This is so disappointing. My take is the least controversial take on the planet. Simone Biles being a male-apologist at the expense of young girls’ dreams? Didn’t have that on my bingo card. Maybe she could compete in pommel horse and rings in 2028.&#8221;
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And the subtle hint at &#8220;body-shaming&#8221; ???? Plzzzz I&#8217;m 5&#8217;5&#8243; 😂😂😂😂
— Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) <a href="https://twitter.com/Riley_Gaines_/status/1931134787047030804?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 6, 2025</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;And the subtle hint at &#8216;body-shaming&#8217;???? Plzzzz I&#8217;m 5&#8217;5&#8243;,&#8221; Gaines added.
&#8220;All the horrific sexual abuse @Simone_Biles witnessed and spoke out against caused by one man, yet believes women should be forced to strip naked in front of men to validate the man&#8217;s feelings. You know how many gold medals you&#8217;d have if your &#8216;inclusive&#8217; dream came true? Zero,&#8221; Gaines added later.
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All the horrific sexual abuse <a href="https://twitter.com/Simone_Biles?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Simone_Biles</a> witnessed and spoke out against caused by one man, yet believes women should be forced to strip naked in front of men to validate the man&#8217;s feelings.
You know how many gold medals you&#8217;d have if your &#8220;inclusive&#8221; dream came true? Zero. <a href="https://t.co/VycE1BvAMP">pic.twitter.com/VycE1BvAMP</a>
— Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) <a href="https://twitter.com/Riley_Gaines_/status/1931170620324139504?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 7, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Detransitioner and activist Chloe Cole weighed in as well, telling Biles, &#8220;Tearing down other women just to please men and their fetish isn’t as progressive as you think. Your backwards stereotyping and bullying isn’t only disgusting, it’s also just wrong. Ironically if you wanted to bully someone your own size, you’d have to fight Dobby the elf.&#8221;
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Tearing down other women just to please men and their fetish isn’t as progressive as you think.
Your backwards stereotyping and bullying isn’t only disgusting, it’s also just wrong.
Ironically if you wanted to bully someone your own size, you’d have to fight Dobby the elf.
— Chloe Cole ⭐️ (@ChoooCole) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChoooCole/status/1931140446228824442?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 7, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Simone Biles Defends Boys In Girls’ Sports, Picks The Wrong Day To Fight With Riley Gaines

Simone Biles Defends Boys In Girls' Sports, Picks The Wrong Day To Fight With Riley Gaines

President Donald Trump said late Monday night that California would be hit with major fines after a trans-identifying male athlete <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/male-dominates-girls-track-at-california-state-finals-despite-trump-threat">won</a> state titles in multiple high school track and field events over the weekend.
Trump called out the state and its Democratic governor, Gavin Newsom, for not complying with his executive order banning boys from competing against girls in athletic events. Controversy erupted in California as AB Hernandez, a 16-year-old boy who identifies as a girl, took home gold medals in the high jump and triple jump at the state finals on Saturday.
&#8220;A Biological Male competed in California Girls State Finals, WINNING BIG, despite the fact that they were warned by me not to do so. As Governor Gavin Newscum fully understands, large scale fines will be imposed!!!&#8221; Trump <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114617654959425582">wrote</a> on Truth Social.
The president previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-calls-out-newsom-threatens-to-cut-funding-over-high-school-boy-competing-in-girls-sports?author=Zach+Jewell&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=1&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Trump+Calls+Out+Newsom%2C+Threatens+To+Cut+Funding+Over+High+School+Boy+Competing+In+Girls%E2%80%99+Sports">blasted</a> Newsom and California and threatened to cut federal funding from the state if it continued to allow Hernandez to compete against girls in sports. Trump said last week that he planned on speaking to Newsom about the issue “to find out which way he wants to go.”
The California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/girls-will-get-their-medals-california-clarifies-transgender-policy-for-high-school-track-finals">revised</a> its rules for transgender athletes ahead of the state championships, allowing Hernandez to still compete in the girls category but awarding girls their places on the podium, even if they scored lower than the trans-identifying boy. The policy change was applauded by Newsom, who called it &#8220;a reasonable, respectful way to navigate a complex issue without compromising competitive fairness.&#8221; Many conservatives and women&#8217;s sports advocates, however, argued that the new policy doesn&#8217;t go far enough, as it still allows Hernandez to compete against girls.
In the high jump, Hernandez shared the first-place spot with &#8220;co-winners&#8221; Jillene Wetteland and Lelani Laruelle, the highest-scoring girls. In the long jump, Hernandez took second place, sharing the podium with Brooke White. Long jump champion Loren Webster beat Hernandez by just a few inches.
“Sharing the podium was nothing but an honor,” White said, according to <a href="https://www.kcra.com/article/california-track-and-field-finals-ab-hernandez-results/64936156#:~:text=a%20half%2Dmeter.-,Earlier%20in%20the%20afternoon%2C%20Hernandez%20placed%20second%20in%20the%20long,we%20all%20have%20her%20back.%E2%80%9D">KCRA</a>. “As a part of the queer community I want AB Hernandez to know we all have her back.”
The Trump administration has threatened to cut federal funding from states — such as California, Maine, and Minnesota — that it says violate federal Title IX protections for girls and women by allowing boys and men to compete in female sports. Assistant U.S. Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon <a href="https://x.com/erinfriday75490/status/1927778642655867236?s=46&amp;t=Ry4tRhue8IunLXZ29eEvrg">announced</a> last week that her office is investigating California&#8217;s high school sports governing body over potential Title IX violations.
“My office has found reasonable cause to believe that CIF, too, is engaging in a pattern or practice of discrimination against female athletes,” Dhillon wrote.

Trump Vows ‘Large Scale Fines’ On California After Boy Wins Girls’ Track Events

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The same trans-identifying male high schooler who dominated last year&#8217;s girls’ Washington state track high school championship did it again over the weekend.
Verónica Garcia, 17, snagged his second state title in two years when he won the girls&#8217; 2A 400-meter race on Saturday.
In video of the race, Garcia can be seen crossing the finish line with a healthy lead over the second place runner.
Garcia, who runs on the girls&#8217; team at East Valley High School, won the same race last year with a record-smashing time of 55.59, close to his time this year, 55.75.
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Update from Lauren Matthew, the real state champ!🏆
XX≠XY <a href="https://t.co/XvC9iVbu4S">https://t.co/XvC9iVbu4S</a> <a href="https://t.co/RHoh44uJYO">pic.twitter.com/RHoh44uJYO</a>
&mdash; Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) <a href="https://twitter.com/Riley_Gaines_/status/1928926375047557145?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 31, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Garcia was heckled and booed by the crowd both before and after the race.
One man wearing a shirt that read &#8220;Save women&#8217;s sports&#8221; <a href="https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/high-school/wa-transgender-athlete-veronica-garcia-repeats-as-state-track-champion/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly</a> shouted “Let’s go girls!” and “girls’ race!”
The crowd also reportedly cheered for every female runner during the medal ceremony, but booed when Garcia was announced as the winner.
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After the race, Garcia lashed out at his critics, saying said the heckling made him &#8220;angry&#8221; and want to win even more.
“I’ll be honest, I kind of expect it,” Garcia <a href="https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/high-school/wa-transgender-athlete-veronica-garcia-repeats-as-state-track-champion/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> The Seattle Times. “But it maybe didn’t have their intended effect. It made me angry, but not angry as in, I wanted to give up, but angry as in, I’m going to push.&#8221;
“I’m going to put this in the most PG-13 way, I’m just going to say it’s a damn shame they don’t have anything else better to do. I hope they get a life. But oh well. It just shows who they are as people.”
He previously placed near the bottom when he ran for the boys&#8217; team several years ago. In October 2022, Garcia ran in the boys’ 5,000-meter junior varsity race and <a href="https://www.athletic.net/CrossCountry/meet/209254/results/874400" target="_blank" rel="noopener">placed</a> 164th out of 172.
Riley Gaines, the former University of Kentucky swimmer whose 2022 loss to trans-identifying male swimmer Lia Thomas helped ignite the battle to keep men out of women’s sports, praised the girl who placed second behind Garcia on Saturday.
&#8220;Congratulations to Lauren Matthew, the real Washington State Champion in the girls&#8217; 400m,&#8221; Gaines posted on X.
In another post, Matthew appeared holding a sign that read “Washington State Track and Field Real Girls 2A 400m Champion.”
In 2007, Washington state became the first state to pass legislation allowing trans-identifying males to participate in women&#8217;s sports. However, state law now conflicts with President Donald Trump&#8217;s executive order banning federal funds for schools that allow males in girls&#8217; sports.
The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association, which governs high school sports in the state, still allows trans-identifying students to compete on the team of the opposite sex.
In December, a group of 14 school districts proposed changing the policy to keep males off female teams, but ultimately, no action was taken.

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Trans-Identifying Male Runner Wins Girls’ Washington State Championship Race… Again

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A male athlete named AB Hernandez took home multiple state titles in girls&#8217; track and field over the weekend in California, sparking protests on both sides of the issue after President Donald Trump threatened to cut off federal funding to the state if officials did not block Hernandez from competing.
Hernandez beat all female competitors in the high jump and triple jump, taking two golds. In the long jump, the athlete took the silver medal.
In response to the controversy surrounding Hernandez, the California Interscholastic Federation piloted a new policy at the state tournament to make sure that &#8220;any females who finished behind a biological male would be appropriately rewarded a medal based on where they placed among female competitors,&#8221; Fox News <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/sports/trans-athlete-ab-hernandez-takes-girls-track-field-state-championships-california-defying-trump">reported</a>.
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Demonstrators expressed themselves over the weekend, with people holding LGBT-themed material or &#8220;Save Girls Sports&#8221; signs. As highlighted by Fox News, an &#8220;LGBTQ protester&#8221; was arrested for allegedly attacking a pro-girls sports activist, <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/sports/footage-shows-lgbtq-protestor-attacking-conservative-california-track-championship-amid-trans-athlete-drama" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to the Clovis Police Department.
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California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom has not commented on Hernandez beating the girls and winning two gold medals over the weekend, though he <a href="https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/california-competition-rules-track-and-field-controversy-trans-athlete/3709894/">praised</a> the state tournament policy change as &#8220;reasonable&#8221; and a &#8220;thoughtful approach.&#8221; The governor has recently <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-calls-out-newsom-threatens-to-cut-funding-over-high-school-boy-competing-in-girls-sports" target="_blank" rel="noopener">acknowledged</a> that males competing in female sports is &#8220;deeply unfair.&#8221;
Last week, President Donald Trump called out Newsom for allowing males in girls&#8217; and women&#8217;s sports, despite Trump&#8217;s executive order to save girls&#8217; sports and federal Title IX rules.
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&#8220;California, under the leadership of Radical Left Democrat Gavin Newscum, continues to ILLEGALLY allow &#8216;MEN TO PLAY IN WOMEN’S SPORTS,'&#8221; Trump <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114579949187402607">posted</a> on Truth Social.
&#8220;This week a transitioned Male athlete, at a major event, won &#8216;everything,&#8217; and is now qualified to compete in the &#8216;State Finals&#8217; next weekend,&#8221; the president added, referring to Hernandez. &#8220;As a Male, he was a less than average competitor. As a Female, this transitioned person is practically unbeatable. THIS IS NOT FAIR, AND TOTALLY DEMEANING TO WOMEN AND GIRLS.&#8221;
&#8220;Please be hereby advised that large scale Federal Funding will be held back, maybe permanently, if the Executive Order on this subject matter is not adhered to,&#8221; the president said. &#8220;The Governor, himself, said it is &#8216;UNFAIR.&#8217; I will speak to him today to find out which way he wants to go??? In the meantime I am ordering local authorities, if necessary, to not allow the transitioned person to compete in the State Finals. This is a totally ridiculous situation!!&#8221;
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