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Riley Gaines compared Kamala Harris WNBA speech to Kash Patel's Olympic partying. It didn't go well.
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· July 13, 2026
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Key takeaway Gaines attempted to draw a comparison between a speech given by Kamala Harris to a WNBA team and an incident involving FBI Director Kash Patel in a men's locker room.
Anti-trans activist Riley Gaines is facing criticism on social media for comments she made on Fox News. Gaines attempted to draw a comparison between a speech given by Kamala Harris to a WNBA team and an incident involving FBI Director Kash Patel in a men's locker room. The comparison was made after Harris spoke to the Los Angeles Sparks in their locker room about the impact they are having.
Gaines questioned why there was no outrage over Harris' speech, citing Patel's locker room appearance as a similar situation. Further details about the incident and the reaction to Gaines' comments are available through LGBTQ Nation.
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Category: rights Published: July 13, 2026 Source: LGBTQ Nation Reading time: 1 min
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