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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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.
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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'

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;
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/i-was-injured-by-a-trans-athlete-state-legislatures-need-to-do-more-to-protect-womens-sports?author=Payton+McNabb&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=0&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=I+Was+Injured+By+A+Trans+Athlete.+State+Legislatures+Need+To+Do+More+To+Protect+Women’s+Sports" target="_blank" rel="noopener">McNabb was seriously injured by a male player</a> on an opposing high school volleyball team who spiked the ball in her face. She&#8217;s since become an advocate for girls and women&#8217;s sports and spaces.
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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

A girls&#8217; high school softball team in Minnesota won its first-ever state championship on Friday thanks to the lights-out pitching of a boy who identifies as a girl.
The Champlin Park Rebels took down the Bloomington Jefferson Jaguars 6-0 in the 4A title game, riding the arm of Marissa Rothenberger, a boy, who pitched the entire game, giving up just two hits to Bloomington Jefferson. In the Rebels&#8217; three-game tournament title run, Rothenberger pitched all 21 innings for the team, allowing just two runs.
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🚨 BREAKING: “Marissa” Rothenberger, a biological male, just single-handedly led Champlin Park to a 6-0 shutout to win the Minnesota Girls’ State Championship.
Every single Democrat in Minnesota voted to make this insanity possible.
Sickening. <a href="https://t.co/ohdgQ42onJ">pic.twitter.com/ohdgQ42onJ</a>
&mdash; Dustin Grage (@GrageDustin) <a href="https://twitter.com/GrageDustin/status/1931016120728682885?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 6, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Champlin Park advanced to the state championship in a comeback win against White Bear Lake on Wednesday, with Rothenberger, a junior, hitting two huge doubles that sparked a rally for the Rebels, Outkick <a href="https://www.outkick.com/sports/trans-pitcher-champlin-park-white-bear-lake-minnesota-softball-semifinals">reported</a>. According to the outlet, two fathers of girls on White Bear Lake &#8220;expressed deep frustration with the system that allowed their daughters to compete against a male athlete.&#8221;
One dad specifically called out Democrats for allowing boys to compete against girls in Minnesota. &#8220;You&#8217;re looking at a whole team of future Republicans,&#8221; he said.
The Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL) allows athletes to compete “consistent with their gender identity or expression in an environment free from discrimination with an equal opportunity for participation in athletics and fine arts,&#8221; according to <a href="https://www.startribune.com/why-did-us-rep-tom-emmer-single-out-a-teenage-transgender-athlete-on-social-media/601365117">The Minnesota Star Tribune</a>. In February, the Trump administration opened an investigation into the MSHSL over its transgender policy after President Donald Trump signed an executive order to protect women&#8217;s sports. Trump has gone after some states, such as <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-vows-large-scale-fines-on-california-after-boy-wins-girls-track-events">California</a> and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-sics-his-doj-on-maine-over-men-in-womens-sports">Maine</a>, threatening to cut off federal funding if they continue to allow boys to compete against girls.
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The MSHSL did not respond when The Daily Wire asked if it would change its policy after Champlin Park&#8217;s state championship.
Minnesota Democratic Gov. Tim Walz has been blasted by conservatives and women&#8217;s sports advocates for allowing boys to play against girls in his state. Walz has made the transgender issue a big part of his platform, turning the state into a “<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/08/07/tim-walz-minnesota-trans-refuge-bill/">trans refuge</a>” and supporting life-altering gender procedures on children.
Along with leading his team to the state championship, Rothenberger also received &#8220;All-Tournament Team&#8221; honors, according to Outkick reporter Amber Harding Snyder. Rothenberger was pictured towering over the girls selected for the &#8220;All-Tournament Team.&#8221;
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Rothenberger gets All-Tournament Team honors. <a href="https://t.co/5RQmpueqKf">pic.twitter.com/5RQmpueqKf</a>
&mdash; Amber Harding Snyder (@TheAmberHarding) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheAmberHarding/status/1931016608199172588?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 6, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Rothenberger was born “Charlie Dean,” but after turning 9 years old, his mother applied to the Hennepin County District Court to change the name and sex on her child’s birth certificate, a request that was approved, according to documents obtained by <a href="https://reduxx.info/we-need-sex-screening-womens-sports-watchdog-calls-for-mandatory-sex-screening-after-male-student-uses-fake-birth-certificate-to-join-girls-softball-teams/">Reduxx</a>. Rothenberger reportedly kept his gender transition hidden from his teammates, but one of his former teammates, who spoke to Reduxx on the condition of anonymity, said that eventually girls and parents started to figure it out. Rothenberger has reportedly shared locker rooms, bathrooms, and rooms with teammates while traveling for games.

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Boy Pitches Complete-Game Shutout To Win Girls’ Softball Championship

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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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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;
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/who-is-her-attorney-wrecks-cnn-anchor-over-trans-sports-policy-in-viral-exchange?author=Amanda+Prestigiacomo&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=1&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=‘Who+Is+‘Her’%3F’%3A+Attorney+Wrecks+CNN+Anchor+Over+Trans+Sports+Policy+In+Viral+Exchange" target="_blank" rel="noopener">‘Who Is ‘Her’?’: Attorney Wrecks CNN Anchor Over Trans Sports Policy In Viral Exchange</a>

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Male Dominates Girls’ Track At California State Finals Despite Trump Threat

Tensions flare up between the United States and China amid a major defense summit in Asia; the political and legal battle over males competing in female sports ramps up in California; Trump hammers out what’s being called the biggest steel deal in history; and the FBI is investigating a suspected terror attack after a firebombing of a pro-Israel event in Colorado.
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Topline: Tensions between the United States and China flare up amid a major defense summit in Asia.
A major defense summit in Asia called the Shangri-La Dialogue that began Saturday has already led to some positive partnerships – as well as the U.S. and China trading barbs. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned about China’s growing military threat, while China accused the United States of “stoking flames and creating tensions in the Asia-Pacific.”
“China is ‘preparing to use military force’ to alter the situation there in Asia,” Hegseth <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/31/world/video/hegseth-singapore-china-threat-taiwan-vrtc">said</a>. “There’s no reason to sugarcoat it. The threat China poses is real, and it could be imminent.”
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard told The Daily Wire that despite saber rattling from Beijing, it’s unlikely that they’ll engage in military action against regional rivals in the immediate future. Gabbard also told The Daily Wire that much of the conference was spent working with allies to shape policy on a range of issues, not only with respect to China, but also counterterrorism operations and joint law enforcement efforts against cartels and other international criminal organizations engaged in drug trafficking, human trafficking, sex trafficking, and other illegal enterprises across international borders.
“The overwhelming message that [Secretary Hegseth] delivered is the message that we hear from President Trump, which is that he is the president of peace,” Gabbard said. “The goal here within this region, as well as in others around the world, is to be able to achieve that … to come together and engage in dialogue, engage in diplomacy … [and] best pursue our goal of peace and stability that best serve our respective peoples in our countries and around the world.”
<h2>California Track Championship Violates Title IX, Stokes Trans Athlete Controversy</h2>
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Topline: The debate over transgender-identifying athletes in women’s sports is flaring up again, this time in California, where, in defiance of federal policy, a 16-year-old male won two state track and field titles.
On Saturday, protesters gathered outside a stadium in Clovis, California, which was hosting the California Interscholastic Federation State Track and Field Championships. AB Hernandez, a junior male athlete, took first place in the girls’ high jump and triple jump, and second in the long jump. Some held “Save Girls’ Sports” signs, while others supported Hernandez with pro-transgender messages. An airplane even flew overhead with a banner reading “No Boys in Girls’ Sports,” funded by groups like the Independent Council on Women’s Sports. Meanwhile, a pro-trans protester was arrested for assaulting a “Save Girls’ Sports” demonstrator.
Hernandez’s victory flies directly in the face of President Trump’s February 5 executive order, titled “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports,&#8221; which bars boys who identify as girls from competing in women’s and girls’ sports, citing fairness for female athletes. Trump specifically called out Hernandez on social media, claiming he’s “practically unbeatable,” and threatened to cut federal funding to California if Hernandez competed. California, however, upheld its state law, which allows transgender-identifying students to play based on their professed gender identity.
The U.S. Department of Justice has now launched a Title IX investigation into whether California’s policies violate girls’ rights.
Julie Hamill, President of the California Justice Center, told <a href="https://x.com/JenniferSey/status/1928801014678696268">CNN</a> that California deserves to lose federal funding over its defiance of Title IX policy, and she thinks Hernandez is being mistreated here as well.
“I view AB Hernandez as the victim in this situation,” Hamill said. “I feel for him, and I feel that he has been lied to for his entire life, and it&#8217;s probably very destabilizing and difficult for him right now to realize that what he&#8217;s been told is not actually reality. He cannot become a girl. What he can do is compete in the male category.”
<h2>U.S. Steel Merges With Japanese Company, Announces Billions In American Investments</h2>
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Topline: President Trump hammers out a massive steel deal that Pennsylvania officials say could transform the industry.
President Trump announced a blockbuster deal to bring billions of dollars in new investments to the American steel industry. The news comes as a near record number of Americans say the country is heading in the right direction.
In 2023, Japan’s Nippon Steel offered $15 billion to acquire the iconic U.S. Steel, the second-largest steel producer in America. The company’s board and shareholders approved the sale, but President Joe Biden blocked the acquisition, saying it was critical to national security to maintain American ownership of U.S. Steel. But over the weekend, President Trump announced that after lengthy negotiations, Nippon had agreed to a merger that would preserve American ownership of U.S. Steel. The agreement requires that a majority of the company’s board be American citizens, and C-suite employees, including the CEO, must be American as well. The U.S. government itself will hold a “golden share” of the company, giving it veto power over key decisions.
“We&#8217;re going to produce our own metal, unleash our own energy, secure our own future, build our country, control our destiny,” Trump said during the announcement in Pennsylvania. “We are once again going to put Pennsylvania steel into the backbone of America like never before.”
As part of the agreement, Nippon will invest more than $14 billion into new steel facilities across Indiana, Minnesota, Arkansas, and Alabama — some estimates say the deal will create nearly 150,000 new American jobs. According to Trump, every U.S. Steel employee will receive a $5,000 bonus. As part of his effort to protect American steel manufacturing, the president also announced he would double the tariff on foreign steel from 25% to 50%.
Last month, amid tariff uncertainty and fears of a recession, President Trump’s <a href="https://www.realclearpolling.com/polls/approval/donald-trump/approval-rating">job approval rating</a> was on the decline, falling on average to 45% approval and 52% disapproval. But following a flurry of trade deals and encouraging jobs and inflation reports, he’s gaining ground fast and is now less than two points underwater, with a 48% average approval rating, which is higher than at any point in his first term. Nearly 44% of Americans now say the country is on the right track, the highest share since President Barack Obama’s first year in office in 2009.
<h2>Egyptian National Attacks Pro-Israel Demonstration, Detained By Authorities</h2>
At least six people were injured Sunday afternoon in a firebombing attack at a pro-Israel event in Boulder, Colorado. Police say victims suffered “injuries consistent with burns.” Officials detained the suspect and have since identified him as Mohamed Sabry Soliman. Three DHS senior officials told <a href="https://x.com/BillMelugin_/status/1929343593602597179">Fox News</a> that the suspect is an Egyptian national who illegally overstayed his visa after entering the United States during the Biden administration. FBI Director Kash Patel said the bureau is “fully investigating” what they believe to be a “targeted terror attack.”

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California attorney Julie Hamill on Friday repeatedly corrected CNN anchor Brianna Keilar over transgender sports policies and gender.
Hamill, president of the California Justice Center, argued that boys competing in girls sports is unfair, and California needs to comply with federal law via Title IX and keep female sports female.
Keilar, on the other hand, repeatedly referred to a male athlete dominating girls track in California as &#8220;her,&#8221; and suggested Title IX doesn&#8217;t necessarily protect girls sports.
&#8220;What would make this fair for her to compete, for those who are competing against her?&#8221; Keilar said of the male athlete in question, called AB Hernandez. &#8220;What would that kind of structure in competition look like?&#8221;
&#8220;Who is &#8216;her&#8217;?&#8221; Hamill pressed the CNN anchor. &#8220;AB Hernandez is a male who identifies as a female. What would be fair is to have Hernandez competing in the male category. It is not fair for the females competing to have to compete with a male.&#8221;
Keilar then suggested that liberal states allowing males to compete in girls sports is not the problem, President Donald Trump threatening to take away funding over the injustice is what&#8217;s actually harmful to girls.
&#8220;Okay, so in Trump’s federal funding threat &#8212; is that something that would hurt all student-athletes who are assigned female at birth,&#8221; Keilar posed, referring to girls.
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&#8220;Would his federal funding threat hurt athletes?&#8221; a puzzled Hamill pushed back.
&#8220;If the money is taken away,&#8221; Keilar said.
&#8220;Right, so the law actually says that schools that do not abide [by] Title IX or other federal laws cannot receive federal funds,&#8221; Hamill explained. &#8220;So that’s not Trump’s fault.&#8221;
&#8220;But you understand, Julie, you understand there’s two views here on Title IX,&#8221; Keilar interjected. &#8220;Not everyone agrees with you. I think we just have to be clear about that. If you are taking away the funds for athletes, student athletes in California, isn’t that going to hurt all of them?&#8221;
&#8220;Taking away federal funds is going to hurt all California kids, which is why the state of California needs to comply with federal law,&#8221; Hamill responded. &#8220;It&#8217;s very simple.&#8221;
Keilar then claimed the &#8220;science&#8221; is not &#8220;clear&#8221; on fairness in sports regarding males competing against females. &#8220;Is this a situation where more research might help?&#8221; she asked.
In response, Hamill zeroed-in on the harm irreversible sex-change procedures and medications have on minors.
&#8220;Pediatric sex-change procedures are very harmful and they cause life-long damage to children,&#8221; she said. &#8220;And this is something that the United States of America needs to examine thoughtfully, and people need to be able to discuss openly without being called bigots and transphobes.&#8221;
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.<a href="https://twitter.com/hamill_law?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@hamill_law</a>’s faces here are too much. She will not give this woman an inch. Nor should she. Watch! It’s amazing! <a href="https://t.co/xdgACJhG7z">pic.twitter.com/xdgACJhG7z</a>
— Jennifer Sey (@JenniferSey) <a href="https://twitter.com/JenniferSey/status/1928583627014541729?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 30, 2025</a></blockquote>
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/she-stood-up-for-girls-then-got-a-scotus-win-laurel-libby-speaks-out?author=Amanda+Prestigiacomo&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=11&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=She+Stood+Up+For+Girls%2C+Then+Got+A+SCOTUS+Win%3A+Laurel+Libby+Speaks+Out" target="_blank" rel="noopener">She Stood Up For Girls, Then Got A SCOTUS Win: Laurel Libby Speaks Out</a>

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‘Who Is ‘Her’?’: Attorney Wrecks CNN Anchor Over Trans Sports Policy In Viral Exchange

‘Who Is Her?’: Attorney Wrecks CNN Anchor Over Trans Sports Policy In Viral Exchange

The Champlin Park High School girls softball team in Minnesota is headed to the state tournament after winning its division title game on Thursday, fueled by lights-out pitching from junior Marissa Rothenberger, who is allegedly a boy.
The Champlin Park Rebels defeated Rogers, the defending <a href="https://www.hometownsource.com/elk_river_star_news/rogers-high-school-wins-state-4aaaa-softball-championship/article_7fa88f6c-24ee-11ef-b9cf-3717f966b765.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">state champs</a>, 1-0 to win the Class 4A, Section 5 championship, improving the team&#8217;s record to 21-2 and securing the Rebels&#8217; first-ever spot in the state tournament next week, The Minnesota Star Tribune <a href="https://www.startribune.com/champlin-park-shuts-out-rogers-1-0-to-win-class-4a-section-5-softball-championship/601362661" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. Despite a great game from Rogers pitcher AnnaBelle Waldoch, who gave up just six hits, Champlin Park held on to win in what the Tribune described as a &#8220;masterful&#8221; pitching performance from Rothenberger.
“You could tell she was ready to play today,” Reese Reimler, a senior on the team, said of Rothenberger. “We have 110% confidence in her. She’s the hardest worker I know.”
Conservatives and women&#8217;s sports advocates sounded off after the Rebels&#8217; victory, blasting Minnesota Democratic Gov. Tim Walz, who has made his state a &#8220;<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/08/07/tim-walz-minnesota-trans-refuge-bill/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">trans refuge</a>&#8221; and supports life-altering gender procedures on children.
&#8220;Rothenberger has single-handedly carried Champlin Park to its first ever state tournament berth after pitching all seven innings in both games. That’s 14 shutout innings against the defending state champions. This has to stop,&#8221; <a href="https://x.com/GrageDustin/status/1928258960395563188">wrote</a> Townhall columnist Dustin Grage. &#8220;Who in their right mind thinks this is acceptable?&#8221;
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🚨 BREAKING: Champlin Park, Minnesota just shut out the defending state champions (Rogers) in back-to-back games to win the Class 4A Section 5 Softball Championship.
Both victories came behind the arm of “Marissa” Rothenberger—a biological male competing in girls’ softball. <a href="https://t.co/jkMlRIVU1n">pic.twitter.com/jkMlRIVU1n</a>
— Dustin Grage (@GrageDustin) <a href="https://twitter.com/GrageDustin/status/1928258308525236684?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 30, 2025</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Nice work @GovTimWalz,&#8221; <a href="https://x.com/ClayTravis/status/1928286283580743892" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote</a> Outkick founder Clay Travis.
Former Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines <a href="https://x.com/Riley_Gaines_/status/1928419695406858312" target="_blank" rel="noopener">added</a>, &#8220;You are a shameful, sorry excuse for a man, @GovTimWalz.&#8221;
According to <a href="https://reduxx.info/we-need-sex-screening-womens-sports-watchdog-calls-for-mandatory-sex-screening-after-male-student-uses-fake-birth-certificate-to-join-girls-softball-teams/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Reduxx</a>, which cited documents that it obtained, Rothenberger was born &#8220;Charlie Dean,&#8221; but after turning 9 years old, Rothenberger&#8217;s mother applied to the Hennepin County District Court to change the name and sex on her child&#8217;s birth certificate, a request that was approved. Minnesota <a href="https://www.health.state.mn.us/people/vitalrecords/change.html#:~:text=People%20requesting%20amendments%20for%20changing,change%20to%20the%20birth%20record." target="_blank" rel="noopener">allows</a> people submitting changes to their birth certificate to &#8220;request that the court order for your name change include the gender change as well,&#8221; and the state does not require that birth certificates show that there was a gender change.
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Reduxx reported that Rothenberger has not told teammates about a gender transition, but one former teammate of Rothenberger&#8217;s said that by November of 2024, “lots of people from the softball community found out the truth and were openly talking about it.” Rothenberger has reportedly shared locker rooms, bathrooms, and rooms with teammates while traveling for games.
Earlier this month, the Texas-based non-profit, Female Athletes United, filed a lawsuit against multiple Minnesota state agencies and officials, including Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, Minnesota State High School League Executive Director Erich Martens, alleging that the state&#8217;s policy on trans-identifying athletes violates federal law, CBS News <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/minnesota-transgender-lawsuit-athlete-policy-maple-grove-farmington-softball/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
The lawsuit, while not mentioning Rothenberger, alleges that female softball players have been forced to compete against a &#8220;biologically male athlete.&#8221; One girl described getting hit by a pitch thrown by a male athlete, saying she &#8220;never experienced pain like this when getting hit by pitches on other occasions,&#8221; according to the lawsuit. The Trump administration launched an investigation into the Minnesota State High School League in February, along with the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF), over their transgender sports policies.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order in February banning boys and men from competing against female athletes, threatening to strip federal funding from states that don&#8217;t stop trans-identifying males from competing against women and girls. The Trump administration has gone after Maine for violating Title IX protections for women and girls, and also recently blasted California for allowing a boy to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/girls-will-get-their-medals-california-clarifies-transgender-policy-for-high-school-track-finals">compete</a> against girls in track and field.

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The governing body that oversees California high school sports clarified on Wednesday that its new policy for the upcoming track meet this weekend would still award girls their rightful places on the podium, even if a trans-identifying boy has one of the top scores.
In a statement shared with The Daily Wire, the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) said that at the state championships, &#8220;a biological female student-athlete who would have earned a specific placement on the podium will also be awarded the medal for that place and the results will be reflected in the recording of the event.&#8221;
The CIF statement is a follow-up to an <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/california-changes-rule-for-high-school-track-meet-as-trump-threatens-funding-over-boy-beating-girls?author=Zach+Jewell&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=4&amp;row=3&amp;rowHeadline=Latest+News&amp;rowType=Vertical+Carousel&amp;title=California+Changes+Rule+For+High+School+Track+Meet+As+Trump+Threatens+Funding+Over+Boy+Beating+Girls" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announcement</a> made on Tuesday that stated that female athletes who lost out on qualifying for the state track and field championships because they were forced to compete against a boy would be invited to the event. The updated guidance means that if trans-identifying student AB Hernandez places in the high jump, triple jump, or long jump, he will be accompanied on the podium by the female athlete who would have finished in his position. The final events are set to be held on Saturday, with qualifying events held on Friday.
&#8220;On Friday, May, 30, if necessary, in the high jump, triple jump and long jump qualifying events at the 2025 CIF State Track and Field Championships, a biological female student-athlete who would have earned the next qualifying mark will also be advanced to the finals,&#8221; the CIF stated.
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NEWS: California clarifies that it will award high school girls a place on the podium at the upcoming state championship high jump, triple jump, or long jump, even if they finish behind a trans-identifying boy. <a href="https://t.co/hEnsVOltcm">pic.twitter.com/hEnsVOltcm</a>
&mdash; Zach Jewell (@zach_d_jewell) <a href="https://twitter.com/zach_d_jewell/status/1927831198165872844?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 28, 2025</a></blockquote>
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After it released its initial statement on Tuesday, the CIF was blasted for allowing Hernandez to continue to compete against girls, and many people were confused as to why the new policy would simply invite female athletes who missed out on qualifying to once again compete against the boy who already beat them. At the Southern Section finals on May 17, Hernandez posted a jump of 19 feet, 2.75 inches, which beat out second-place finisher Katie McGuinness’ jump of 18 feet, 9.5 inches. He won two division titles in the triple and long jump at the event.
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California and Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom were <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" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ripped</a> by President Donald Trump for allowing Hernandez to compete against girls in the high school track meet. The president said on Tuesday that he would speak to Newsom &#8220;to find out which way he wants to go.&#8221; The California governor praised the CIF policy as &#8220;a reasonable, respectful way to navigate a complex issue without compromising competitive fairness — a model worth pursuing.&#8221;
Newsom has previously suggested that he is opposed to men competing against women, but he has not taken any action to prevent trans-identifying boys and men from playing girls’ sports. The updated CIF guidance also comes after the office of Assistant U.S. Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon <a href="https://x.com/erinfriday75490/status/1927778642655867236?s=46&amp;t=Ry4tRhue8IunLXZ29eEvrg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> that it is investigating the CIF 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.

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