Riley Gaines
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Sports aren't really about winning, they're about happiness.
We are fighting for the bare minimum here, the bare minimum.
Can we as women call ourselves champions?
Can we allow ourselves to be vulnerable in an intimate area of undressing such as a locker room without having to fear a man walking into that space?
Can we do those things?
You've been waiting a long time for this.
Trans women movement is actually anti-woman.
100%.
Especially when it comes to sports, 100%.
That's unfair and wrong.
Warnock's afraid to stand up for female athletes.
But truthfully, I'm frustrated. I'm frustrated that we have to be here, that we as women have to stand before you all on national television demanding equal opportunities, demanding privacy in areas of undressing, demanding safety in our sports. Amazing to me that we are still here fighting this fight.
But truthfully, I'm frustrated. I'm frustrated that we have to be here, that we as women have to stand before you all on national television demanding equal opportunities, demanding privacy in areas of undressing, demanding safety in our sports. Amazing to me that we are still here fighting this fight.
Absolutely. Well, always a joy to be on with you, Charlie. Look, of course, President Donald Trump signed an executive order back in February barring all men from participating in women's sports within any educational program that receives federal funding. But what we have seen following this is some states have issued notices that they are unwilling to comply.
Absolutely. Well, always a joy to be on with you, Charlie. Look, of course, President Donald Trump signed an executive order back in February barring all men from participating in women's sports within any educational program that receives federal funding. But what we have seen following this is some states have issued notices that they are unwilling to comply.
I mean, these are the typical characters, right? Maine, Massachusetts, Oregon, Washington, California, Minnesota. But there was this encounter between Governor Mills and Donald Trump at the White House where she, in this, I think what she thought was this mic drop moment, pushed back on this and said, look, we'll see you in court. We're not going to comply with this.
I mean, these are the typical characters, right? Maine, Massachusetts, Oregon, Washington, California, Minnesota. But there was this encounter between Governor Mills and Donald Trump at the White House where she, in this, I think what she thought was this mic drop moment, pushed back on this and said, look, we'll see you in court. We're not going to comply with this.
And she has certainly gotten her wish because now, after many efforts to make Maine comply with which, again, they just were unwilling to do. The Department of Justice is now pursuing litigation and is suing the state of Maine and removing federal funding. So quite the hill to die on.
And she has certainly gotten her wish because now, after many efforts to make Maine comply with which, again, they just were unwilling to do. The Department of Justice is now pursuing litigation and is suing the state of Maine and removing federal funding. So quite the hill to die on.
Again, putting all of your constituents, the entire state of Maine, at jeopardy here because you want men to that badly participate in women's sports. Remarkable.