Inside the Laura Loomer and Riley Gaines Fight
19th November 2023
Since she began speaking out against trans athletes competing in women’s sports, former University of Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines has received her share of threats from the mob. Just this year, she was allegedly punched by a transgender protester in California. Now she finds herself in the sights of one of Trumpworld’s most rabid advocates.
Laura Loomer, a self-described investigative journalist and Trump supporter, accused the athlete of shilling for Ron DeSantis and posted her address to X, sparking a cat fight between the two women.
In the post, which has since been deleted, Loomer claimed that Gaines had been bought off by DeSantis. “In June 2023, Riley announced that she was endorsing DeSantis over Trump,” the post read. “FEC records show that she was paid out on 8/02/2023 for endorsing Ron.” Loomer also included Gaines’s address, which is on the FEC filing, in her post.