{"id":1905364,"date":"2023-03-27T12:13:27","date_gmt":"2023-03-27T16:13:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/riley-gaines-says-lia-thomas-stole-a-national-title\/"},"modified":"2023-03-27T12:14:40","modified_gmt":"2023-03-27T16:14:40","slug":"riley-gaines-says-lia-thomas-stole-a-national-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/riley-gaines-says-lia-thomas-stole-a-national-title\/","title":{"rendered":"Lia Thomas allegedly&#8221; stooped a national brand ,&#8221; according to Riley Gaines."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Friley-gaines-says-lia-thomas-stole-a-national-title%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1905364&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<div class=\"RichTextArticleBody-body RichTextBody\">\n<p><span class=\"ArticlePage-articleBody-firstLetter\">F<\/span>ormer University of <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kentucky\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kentucky<\/a><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/sports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">swimmer<\/a> Riley Gaines slammed former University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas by calling the <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/transgender-issues\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">transgender<\/a> athlete &#8220;an arrogant cheat&#8221; who &#8220;stole a national title.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>In a message on Sunday, Gaines pursued Thomas, with whom she had previously competed in the <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ncaa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NCAA<\/a> swimming finals in 2022.<\/p>\n<div class=\"Enhancement\" data-align-center>\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n<div id=\"Brid_79596521\" class=\"brid\" style=\"width:16; height:9;\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Walt Disney World to host LGBT conference in September\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\" The Walt Disney World Resort is set to host a major LGBT conference in September, over a year after Disney spoke out against Florida's Parental Rights in Education law. 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He is a haughty, dishonest man who STEAL OUT OF A WORKHOARD, DESERVING Person A NATION&#8217;S AWARD. The @ college is in charge.<\/p>\n<p>I would leave ESPN if I were a person working there. You lack spines, @ espn # boycottESPNhttps: \/\/ t. co \/ DF3n5RWsmV<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Riley_Gaines_\/status\/1640025392965644294?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 26, 2023<\/a> Riley Gaines(@ Riley_ Gaines )<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Gaines penned,&#8221; Lia Thomas is never a courageous, courageous woman who EARNED&#8221; the title of nation.<\/p>\n<p>Gaines continued by claiming that the&#8221; NCAA&#8221; is to blame for Thomas&#8217; behavior, calling him&#8221; an arrogant, cheat who STOLE A NATION&#8217;S AWARD FROM A HARDWORKING, DESERVING WOMAN.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In response to an ESPN category honoring the transgender diver as part of its Women&#8217;s History Month events, the 12-time NCAA All-American swimmer made the remarks against Thomas.<\/p>\n<p>Gaines, a spokesperson for the Independent Women&#8217;s Forum, has previously criticized Thomas and stated that she feels compelled to do so because no one else would.<\/p>\n<p><b><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER, Press HERE.<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Gaines <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/restoring-america\/equality-not-elitism\/gaslit-into-silence-swimmer-riley-gaines-explains-why-she-spoke-out-against-lia-thomas-and-trans-athletes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told<\/a> the <i>Washington Examiner<\/i> in February,&#8221; I thought there would be something, whether that be a leader, another diver, or another within the NCAA, I thought certainly somebody would roll up for us.&#8221; &#8221; That&#8217;s when I understood that, as a female athlete who has faced this it, it is my responsibility to speak out for those female athletes who are gassed into silence and subjected to emotional blackmail.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This month, the GOP-led House made an announcement that it would introduce legislation banning biological boys from participating in women&#8217;s sports.<\/p>\n<p><i>This statement was contributed to by Amy DeLaura.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former University of Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines slammed former University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas by calling the transgender athlete &#8220;an arrogant cheat&#8221; who &#8220;stole a national title.&#8221; Gaines went after Thomas, whom she competed against in the NCAA swimming championships in 2022, in a tweet Sunday. 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