SiriusXM podcaster Megyn Kelly shredded the “insane lunatics” who attacked swimming champion Riley Gaines on Thursday, slamming their ambush of the protect women in sports advocate as “sick and infuriating.”
On Friday, the host of “The Megyn Kelly Show” tweeted a video showing Gaines being assaulted by a group of radical transgender activists during her speech at San Francisco State University.
“These insane lunatics attacked [Riley Gaines] for speaking up about women’s rights,” Kelly wrote.
“(Riley tied w/Lia Thomas – a man pretending to be a woman — in the NCAA competition.)” she added. “This is SICK and INFURIATING. They must be fought. They must be defeated.”
These insane lunatics attacked @Riley_Gaines_ for speaking up about women’s rights. (Riley tied w/Lia Thomas – a man pretending to be a woman – in the NCAA competition.) This is SICK and INFURIATING. They must be fought. They must be defeated. https://t.co/R4GSVd2vPB
— Megyn Kelly (@megynkelly) April 7, 2023
Kelly, a former Fox News host, included a tweet from the Independent Women’s Forum that read, “We strongly condemn the violence perpetrated against [iwf] spokeswoman [Riley_Gaines] on [SFSU] campus.”
“Riley was violently accosted, ambushed, and physically assaulted during a speech on sex discrimination women face in their own single-sex sports category,” the tweet added.
We strongly condemn the violence perpetrated against @iwf spokeswoman @Riley_Gaines_ on @SFSU campus. Riley was violently accosted, ambushed, and physically assaulted during a speech on sex discrimination women face in their own single-sex sports category. pic.twitter.com/uhND8UY2jX
— Independent Women's Forum (@IWF) April 7, 2023
Riley Gaines, a former University of Kentucky swimmer who lost an NCAA award to trans-identifying swimmer Lia Thomas, was at San Francisco State University for a Turning Point USA event. During her appearance, she was attacked by a group of radical transgender activists. Video footage on social media showed Gaines being escorted to safety by police officers while being followed by the mob.
The prisoners are running the asylum at SFSU…I was ambushed and physically hit twice by a man. 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. 🗣️ pic.twitter.com/uJW3x9RERf
— Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) April 7, 2023
This is unacceptable at an American college campus, even in San Francisco. Pray for Riley Gaines and for our brave students at SFSU 🙏 https://t.co/AAbXBkgOlY
— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) April 7, 2023
“The prisoners are running the asylum at SFSU,” Gaines tweeted at the time. “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.”
“I’m okay currently, but an hour and a half later, I’m still barricaded in a room with ambushers on the outside yelling and threatening violence,” Gaines later told the Post Millennial. “As police escorted me out of the event space to my current location, I was hit, physically, twice by what I presume was a male individual. This only assures me I’m doing the right thing.”
As for Kelly, she recently told Daily Wire editor emeritus Ben Shapiro that she has changed her stance on the transgender issue when it comes to sports, going from being tolerant to becoming an “activist” after crossing the “Rubicon.”
“Like, get out, get out of our swimming pools, get out of our locker rooms, get off of our track meets, get out of there,” Kelly, also a former NBC host, said. “We’ll find an accommodation for you. Hopefully, you’ll get the help you need. But we are not surrendering girlhood or womanhood to you and your mental issues.”
