{"id":2399685,"date":"2025-02-06T11:03:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-06T16:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/riley-gaines-feels-vindicated-since-trumps-executive-order\/"},"modified":"2025-02-06T11:04:10","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T16:04:10","slug":"riley-gaines-feels-vindicated-since-trumps-executive-order","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/riley-gaines-feels-vindicated-since-trumps-executive-order\/","title":{"rendered":"Riley Gaines feels &#8216;vindicated&#8217; since Trump&#8217;s executive order"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/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-feels-vindicated-since-trumps-executive-order%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=2399685&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--><p>Riley Gaines, an activist, expressed her appreciation for President Donald Trump&#8217;s\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-ag-letitia-james-defies-trump-sends-sickening-transgender-order-to-hospitals\/\" title=\"New York AG Letitia James Defies ..., Sends Sickening Transgender Order to Hospitals\">recent executive order aimed<\/a> at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mississippi-passes-bill-banning-transgender-athletes-from-girls-sports\/\" title=\"Mississippi Passes Bill Banning Transgender Athletes From Girls\u2019 ...\">prohibiting transgender athletes<\/a>\u200b from competing in women&#8217;s\u200d sports. The order, signed on a Wednesday,\u200b reinforced \u200dTrump&#8217;s campaign promise to maintain women\u2019s leagues\u200d for biological\u200b females. Following the announcement, Gaines shared her feelings of\u2063 gratitude\u2062 and vindication on Fox \u2062News&#8217;s \u201cHannity,\u201d\u200c highlighting the importance of\u2063 the decision for herself and other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-on-trans-politics-in-military-i-wont-turn-society-upside-down-for-very-very-small-group\/\" title=\"DeSantis opposes trans politics in military, citing small group&#039;s impact.\">female\u200d athletes<\/a>.She had gained notoriety for her advocacy on this issue, especially after a controversial \u2062tie with transgender swimmer Lia Thomas during the 2022 NCAA\u2062 championships. During the \u2063signing,\u200b Trump criticized the &#8220;radical Left&#8221; for their approach \u2063to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-urge-department-of-education-to-stop-secret-gender-transitions-for-students-after-12-year-olds-suicide-attempt\/\" title=\"Republicans Urge Department Of Education To Stop Secret Gender Transitions For Students After 12...Year...Old\u2019s Suicide Attempt\">gender identity issues<\/a>\u2064 and indicated that the new order would be\u200c enforced across universities, \u200bas confirmed by NCAA President Charlie Baker.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Riley Gaines feels &lsquo;vindicated&rsquo; since Trump&rsquo;s executive order on women&rsquo;s sports<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1978694\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Activist <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/riley-gaines\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Riley Gaines<\/a> expressed her &ldquo;gratitude&rdquo; for President Donald Trump&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3311219\/trump-sign-executive-order-keeping-men-out-women-sports\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"executive order\">executive order<\/a> that prohibits transgender athletes from competing in women&rsquo;s sports.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>On Wednesday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order on women&rsquo;s sports in an effort to keep biological men out of female leagues. As a result, activist Riley Gaines was invited to visit Capitol Hill during the day and shared about her experience on Fox News&rsquo;s <em>Hannity<\/em> that night.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;To see President Trump&rsquo;s decisive action today . . . it was a campaign promise of his, issue number 17 on his platform: No men in women sports,&rdquo; Gaines said. &ldquo;I can&rsquo;t tell you what that means to me. Three years does not seem like a long time, but I feel vindicated, and I feel this overwhelming feeling of gratitude. Every day since January 20th I have been overwhelmed by God&rsquo;s mercy that we certainly do not deserve.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2790304&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=10455&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=88e4b5b802b0374f4210f771bb8c8cd0\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Fellow Hannity guest and personal trainer Jillian Michaels also credited Gaines for pushing the issue all the way to the White House.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I thank you on behalf of my daughter and women across the country,&rdquo; Michaels said.<\/p>\n<p>As Trump signed the executive order, Gaines was surrounded by other girl athletes. Gaines had garnered popularity online after launching a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">social media campaign&#038;nbsp<\/a>;surrounding the debate about&nbsp;transgender women&nbsp;in sports. She has been outspoken on the issue ever since she tied for fifth for the 200-meter NCAA championships in 2022 with transgender swimmer&nbsp;Lia&nbsp;Thomas.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The radical Left has waged an all-out campaign to erase the very concept of biological sex and replace it with a militant transgender ideology,&rdquo; Trump said at the signing. &ldquo;We hope they continue onward because I don&rsquo;t think we could lose a race. This was one of the big reasons that we all won and one of the big reasons that we had a record, a landslide like they haven&rsquo;t seen before.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>NCAA President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3312488\/ncaa-president-comments-trump-transgender-athletes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Charlie Baker \">Charlie Baker <\/a>has already committed to ensure that all universities comply with the new order.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1978694\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1978694\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Riley Gaines feels &#8216;vindicated&#8217; by Trump&#8217;s order on women&#8217;s sports<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2399686,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/trump-riley-gaines.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32911,37041,3634,45457,35638],"class_list":["post-2399685","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-executive-order","tag-riley-gaines","tag-trump","tag-vindication","tag-womens-sports"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/trump-riley-gaines.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2399685","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2399685"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2399685\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2399689,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2399685\/revisions\/2399689"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2399686"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2399685"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2399685"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2399685"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}