"For clarity, Laura, yes, I finished fifth in the nation at the Division I national championship, tying with a six-foot-four man who ranked 462nd in the men's division the year prior. It was like a South Park episode, but real life. Gaines then challenged AOC to a debate. I want to honestly challenge AOC to a debate, she said."
"Gaines had tweeted a photo of AOC, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), and New York Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani with the words, We're being destroyed from within. Ocasio-Cortez quote-tweeted the post and wrote, Maybe if you channeled all this anger into swimming faster you wouldn't have come in fifth. Wow, Ingraham reacted. I'm not sure what she did in sports, but your reaction to her petty tweet."
Riley Gaines is a former collegiate swimmer who has campaigned against allowing transgender women to compete in women's sports, including public appearances, a book, and hosting a podcast on OutKick. Gaines tied for fifth in the 200-meter freestyle at the 2022 NCAA championships with Lia Thomas. Gaines tweeted a photo criticizing Democratic figures, and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez quote-tweeted and mocked Gaines' fifth-place finish. Fox host Laura Ingraham reacted to Ocasio-Cortez's tweet. Gaines clarified her finish, described tying with a man who had previously ranked 462nd in the men's division, and publicly challenged Ocasio-Cortez to debates on socialism, capitalism, faith, and the sanctity of life.
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