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Former U.S. NCAA swimmer Riley Gaines accused President Donald Trump’s opponents who are awaiting his downfall of being “domestic terrorists.”
Gaines, a vocal MAGA supporter, previously made national headlines for slamming transgender athletes for competing in women’s sports.
“If you wish for President Trump to fail, you wish for America to fail. And if you wish for America to fail, you’re a domestic terrorist,” the conservative commentator wrote Saturday on X, formerly Twitter, in a post that’s since garnered more than 1 million views.
The White House didn’t immediately respond to HuffPost’s request for comment about Gaines’ statement.
Gaines, now a Fox News commentator, is no stranger to posting about her support for Trump on social media.
“Give President Trump the Nobel Peace Prize,” she wrote in an X post Friday.
Her call for Trump to be given the coveted award joins efforts from Trump’s aides who have been publicly campaigning for him to receive the honor.
Gaines, who has nearly two million followers on X, is known for regularly lambasting and mocking transgender athletes on the social media platform.
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In February, Trump signed an executive order aiming to prohibit transgender women and girls from competing in female sports.
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