Riley Gaines, a former swimmer at the University of Kentucky, shared details about her frightening experience at San Francisco State University, where she delivered a speech supporting the rights of female athletes.

During an appearance on “Tucker Carlson Tonight,” Gaines reported being physically attacked by trans protesters who entered the room where she was speaking while security officers present were intimidated by the protesters. Despite the violence, Gaines stated that she was not intimidated and that the incident only reinforced the importance of her cause.

“It was terrifying for me,” she said. “The police did not inform me of any sort of action plan. Turning Point USA invited me to the campus, I delivered a very civil and respectful speech where I had great dialogue with even protesters who were participating in a sit-in. All of a sudden, after my speech, the room was stormed,” she told host Tucker Carlson.

“The lights were turned off, and I was rushed, with no one there to escort me to a safe place. I was punched, I was hit multiple times, I was shoved. And so finally, we exited the room, but we could not leave because the protesters flooded the halls, and so I was pushed into a classroom along that hallway where I was barricaded in for three hours,” she added.

Critics of the protesters’ behavior observed that she had essentially been kidnapped — and held against her will — for several hours, providing her a pathway to seek some sort of legal remedy.

“Three hours,” Carlson asked, obviously stunned. “Why didn’t someone with a gun come in and bring you to safety?”

“Because they were terrified,” Gaines responded. “They were scared to put their hands on these people because they know what these people are capable of. These people yelled obscene, violent, vulgar things to both me myself and the officers, and the officers I could tell didn’t feel comfortable putting themselves in a position that would mean they do their job. Which is a really scary, chilling thought.”

“You know, I am worried about my safety,” Gaines continued. “I have to be now. When we have people who are willing to do this — and we know why they’re willing to do this, it’s because they don’t have reason, they don’t have logic, they don’t have science, they don’t have common sense on their side. That’s on my side.

“And so they protrude by violence, whether it’s physical or verbal violence. But what this means for me — this does not deter me. This assures me that I am doing the right thing; this will not silence me. It just means I need to speak louder,” she added.

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Tucker Carlson speaks with @riley_gaines_ after she narrowly escaped from a violent mob of trans activists:

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Gaines also revealed that neither the Dean of Students at San Francisco State nor the campus police provided any support or assistance to her after the incident. However, she expressed gratitude to the San Francisco Police for ensuring her safe exit from the campus. Furthermore, she announced her intention to pursue legal action against both the individuals who physically assaulted her and those responsible for putting her in a dangerous situation.

“The prisoners are running the asylum at SFSU,” Gaines tweeted after the incident. “This is proof that women need sex-protected spaces. Still only further assures me I’m doing something right. When they want you silent, speak louder.”