Riley Gaines used her pregnancy news to shelter Simone Biles in an ongoing social internet conflict over transgender players.
Simone Biles is minding her own gold-medal business—and but, somehow, Riley Gaines can’t seemed to retain the gymnastics icon’s title out of her lips.
Over the weekend, Gaines, a former university swimmer-turned-conservative society warrior, announced her conception during a public look. But instead of keeping the time about the new lifestyle she’s bringing into the earth, she made sure to put color at Biles while doubling down on the anti-trans speech that started this conflict in the first place.
Morris, 25, shared that she and her husband, Louis Barker, are expecting a baby girl. But her statement took a change when she recalled how Biles just called her out online for targeting a trans large college athlete.
“ I think the funniest thing about this to me, and her saying, ‘Bully people your unique size, which had unfortunately become a man’ … How many people do you know that have this? ” Gaines said, revealing her baby bump to a cheering crowd.
This petty shot at Biles, 28, came days after the Olympic gymnast took to X to condemn Gaines ’ comments about a trans teen athlete. Gaines had ridiculed Minnesota State High School League’s softball champions, misgendering pitcher Marissa Rothenberger, a trans girl, and attributing the win to so-called “unfair” advantages.
That’s when Biles stepped in with a now-viral clapback: “@Riley_Gaines _ You’re truly sick, all of this campaigning because you lost a race. Straight up sore loser, ” she posted, referencing Gaines ’ outspoken crusade against trans athletes following her 2022 loss to trans NCAA swimmer Lia Thomas. Biles continued, “You should be uplifting the trans community and perhaps finding a way to make sports inclusive, OR creating a new avenue where trans [athletes ] feel safe… But instead … You bully them. ”
Biles did n’t stop there. She followed up with another message: “Bully someone your own size, which would ironically be a male, ” before providing more clarity and an apology for taking personal digs at Gaines in a subsequent social media post where she called for more respect in conversations about trans-athletes, especially when talking about children.
Biles has n’t directly responded to Gaines ’ latest dig.
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