{"id":2590608,"date":"2026-04-14T11:47:01","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T15:47:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/i-do-nothing-for-the-approval-of-man-riley-gaines-responds-after-trump-says-hes-not-a-big-fan-of-hers\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T11:50:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T15:50:32","slug":"i-do-nothing-for-the-approval-of-man-riley-gaines-responds-after-trump-says-hes-not-a-big-fan-of-hers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/i-do-nothing-for-the-approval-of-man-riley-gaines-responds-after-trump-says-hes-not-a-big-fan-of-hers\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;I Do Nothing for the Approval of Man&#8217;: Riley Gaines Responds After Trump Says He&#8217;s &#8216;Not a Big Fan&#8217; of Hers"},"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\">42<\/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%2Fi-do-nothing-for-the-approval-of-man-riley-gaines-responds-after-trump-says-hes-not-a-big-fan-of-hers%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=2590608&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>Conservative women\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-riley-gaines-and-crowd-laugh-after-anthropologist-cant-admit-bones-show-sex-differences\/\" title=\"WATCH: ... and crowd laugh after anthropologist can&#039;t admit bones show sex differences\">sports advocate<\/a> Riley Gaines responds to President Donald Trump amid a controversy over an AI-generated image that depicted him as Jesus. Gaines had earlier criticized the post but affirmatively states she loves the President and will continue to support him and the America Frist agenda, emphasizing that she seeks God\u2019s approval rather than man\u2019s. Trump later explained in a CBS News interview that the image caused confusion, that he deleted the post to avoid misunderstanding, and that he didn\u2019t listen to Gaines\u2019s concerns. the piece also notes mixed reactions on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald ...\">social media<\/a>, with some conservatives and Christians criticizing Gaines for her stance while trump attacked critics such as Tucker Carlson, Megyn Kelly, Candace Owens, and Alex Jones. Gaines also expresses hope of meeting Trump in heaven and reiterates her commitment to speaking truth and guiding others toward christian faith.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_2)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Women&rsquo;s sports advocate and conservative Christian Riley Gaines took the high road late Monday in responding to President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier on Monday, Gaines had criticized Trump for a controversial post on his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a>  that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trumps-blasphemous-post-draws-backlash-christian-conservatives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">appeared to depict<\/a> him as Jesus Christ, prompting Trump to lash out and declare himself &ldquo;not a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/comedians-use-mark-twain-prize-ceremony-to-slam-trump\/\" title=\"Comedians use Mark Twain Prize ceremony to slam ...\">big fan&#038;rdquo<\/a>; of Gaines.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;At the end of the day, I do nothing for the approval of man,&rdquo; Gaines responded on the social media platform X.<\/p>\n<p>On balance, the former collegiate swimmer stood her ground while adopting a largely magnanimous tone.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I love the President and I&rsquo;m so grateful he&rsquo;s in the Oval Office. Of course, I&rsquo;ll continue to support him and the America First agenda,&rdquo; she began.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>After declaring that she does not seek man&rsquo;s approval, Gaines then wrote that we must glorify God in all we do, and she commended the president for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-deletes-allegedly-blasphemous-image-explains-intent\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">deleting the post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re imperfect people,&rdquo; she added. &ldquo;I know I am. I don&rsquo;t get my feelings hurt easy and I know with the President it&rsquo;s really not personal.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Gaines then expressed hope that she will see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/video-trump-says-not-sure-going-heaven-haters-mock-christians--jesus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> in heaven one day.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life,&rdquo; she wrote. &ldquo;I&rsquo;ll keep doing my part by speaking truth &amp; doing my best to lead others to Christ.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I love the President and I&rsquo;m so grateful he&rsquo;s in the Oval Office. Of course, I&rsquo;ll continue to support him and the America First agenda.<\/p>\n<p>At the end of the day, I do nothing for the approval of man. Our purpose on this earth is to glorify Him in all we do. The  post&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Riley_Gaines_\/status\/2043856732410007624?\">April 14, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In a Monday phone interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-pope-leo-feud-politics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS News<\/a> senior correspondent Norah O&rsquo;Donnell, Trump explained that the AI-generated image of him looking like a caricature of Jesus had blown up into a controversy simply because of confusion.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I viewed that as a picture of me being a doctor in fixing &mdash; you had the Red Cross right there, you had, you know, medical people surrounding me. And I was like the doctor, you know, as a little fun playing the doctor and making people better. So that&rsquo;s what it was viewed as. That&rsquo;s what most people thought,&rdquo; he insisted.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Normally I don&rsquo;t like doing that,&rdquo; the president said of his decision to delete the post, &ldquo;but I didn&rsquo;t want to have anybody be confused. People were confused.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Then, when asked if criticism from Gaines and others prompted the deletion, Trump got personal.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I didn&rsquo;t listen to Riley Gaines,&rdquo; the president said. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m not a big fan of Riley, actually.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, most X users subjected <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/peak-irony-riley-gaines-fires-back-megan-rapinoes-attack-save-womens-sports-movement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gaines<\/a> to substantial criticism for her continued support of Trump. Some, in fact, likened the former collegiate athlete to a &ldquo;battered woman.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Spoken like a battered woman. My goodness at least if he was your man I could understand.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ThatGirlCasey&#9732;&#65039; (@ThatGirlCasey1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThatGirlCasey1\/status\/2043869366526034083?\">April 14, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">It&rsquo;s like listening to a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >battered woman make excuses<\/a> for her husband&rsquo;s bad behavior<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; C.Moose (@moose_cour2185) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/moose_cour2185\/status\/2043871919682842700?\">April 14, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Others leveled broader criticism.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">He doesn&rsquo;t give a crap about you if you dont unquestionably support everything he says and does.<\/p>\n<p>MAGA is dead<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Evan Kilgore &#127482;&#127480; (@EvanAKilgore) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EvanAKilgore\/status\/2043870845584458038?\">April 14, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">He threw you under the bus. Stop excusing an insane con man who has a habit of destroying everyone around him.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; HealthRanger (@HealthRanger) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HealthRanger\/status\/2043863373100552209?\">April 14, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Not only did he commit blasphemy, but he also said he doesn&rsquo;t like you<\/p>\n<p>Yet here you are cheerleading for a man who spits not only on you, but also on what you presumably revere most<\/p>\n<p>Trump only reveres himself, but he can obviously rely on sycophants with 0 self-respect like you<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ismail Lamie (@ismail_lamie) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ismail_lamie\/status\/2043861532690330102?\">April 14, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Trump also incurred disapproval from Christians for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-sends-profane-easter-weekend-threat-iran-living\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">profane post<\/a> on Easter morning.<\/p>\n<p>In part as a response to that criticism, the president went on  and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trumps-patience-finally-wears-blasts-nut-jobs-low-iq-tucker-carlson-candace-owens-megyn-kelly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">attacked<\/a> Tucker Carlson, Megyn Kelly, Candace Owens, and Alex Jones &mdash; all conservative and anti-establishment podcasters who, to varying degrees, have supported Trump in the past but who, in recent months, have denounced his policies in the Middle East.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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