.Riley_Gaines_ shreds San Francisco law enforcement for 'failing miserably' at protecting her from angry mob
Former NCAA swimmer Riley Gaines gave an emotional opening statement at the Senate hearing on ‘Protecting Pride: Defending the Civil Rights of LGBTQ+ Americans.’slammed San Francisco law enforcement during her remarks on Capitol Hill Wednesday, accusing them of"failing miserably" at protecting her from the angry mob that protested her speaking event at San Francisco State University, where she said she was"held for ransom" in April.
"They mentioned that it was not ideal for them to be seen as anything other than an ally to this community and that was made very obvious in the treatment and effectiveness of removing me from that situation," she continued. "I spoke. After my speech, there were, of course, a lot of protesters in the room. I'm totally fine with people protesting. It's their right to protest, but what I'm not fine with is when it does turn violent in the way that it did."
Riley Gaines, now a spokeswoman for the Independent Women’s Forum, famously tied Lia Thomas for fifth place in the 200 Freestyle finals at the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships last year.
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