On the record · Updated October 1, 2026
30 things Riley Gaines said, verbatim, from September 11, 2026 to October 1, 2026, each linked to where it ran. Grouped by the story each one belongs to.
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“Paramount doesn't seem to be bluffing about move to TN from CA. Heard folks at the premiere of “Heart of the Beast” spotted Stuart McWhorter, Deputy Governor and Commissioner of the TN Dept of Economic and Community Development. Seems like the obvious choice for any business.”
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“Washington Democrats are desperate to cut a typical DC swamp backroom deal with Republicans to delay the crackdown on fraud in the SNAP program. Republicans shouldn’t give an inch.”
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“If taxpayers are providing free healthcare for illegals in Tennessee, it's fair to assume it's happening everywhere.”
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“Do you realize how destructive and dangerous it is that an entire political party is campaigning on getting rid of Immigration and Customs Enforcement entirely? They champion chaos and disorder through lawlessness. It's insane.”
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“This is the kind of healthcare reform Gen Z should be demanding. Price transparency and competition will do far more for affordability than putting the government in charge of your healthcare.”
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“A woman went to the ER, waited for hours, never saw a doctor, received no treatment, left, and was still sent a $410 bill for an “Emergency Room Level 1” visit. Healthcare has turned into a financial guessing game with no transparency or accountability.”
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“We're still receiving unexplained, unitemized hospital bills to our house a year after I gave birth to our daughter. They just expect you to not ask questions and pay it.”
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“In California, it's illegal to declaw a cat because it's inhumane and causes chronic pain. Same state will still let a doctor dismember a baby. Jesus wept.”
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“Listen to all three minutes. No notes, just a mom who doesn't play about her kids. This is the new standard for parents who care about what their kids are learning in school.”
on a mother's three-minute speech about what children learn in school
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“The solution to murdering children isn’t more healthcare… It’s punishment. Shame on these radical lunatic jurors for using the death of three innocent children to further their toxic agenda.”
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“Democrats have become more aggressive in their efforts to fundamentally change the American way of life. Vote like your kids’ future depends on it…because it does!”
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“A vote for Peggy Flanagan is a vote for Tim Walz”
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“Democrats haven’t become less radical despite the red wave we saw in 2024. If anything, they’ve leaned into their extremism. 49 days! Vote like your kids’ future depends on it.”
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“The left acts like they're the party of unity. They're not. They have zero diversity of thought. Charlie was key in building a coalition of people who may not agree on everything, but are united by shared principles, freedom, and a vision for America’s future. Real unity.”
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“Genius. Obviously the whole "married women won't be able to vote with the SAVE Act!" talking point is deeply misogynistic and total fear-mongering, it'd be a lie to say the process isn't laborious. Checkmate by Trump admin.”
on the SAVE Act's voter-eligibility requirements and criticism that they burden married women
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“State taking ownership of a child is a communists dream. In a just society, there would be a societal uproar. Parents should NEVER have to coparent with the government. Please help this family and their daughter, @TheJusticeDept”
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“On the anniversary of the assassination of Charlie Kirk, demented liberals call for President Trump to be killed. Death cult.”
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“One political party believes your daughters are worthy of being called champions. The other political party thinks you daughters should hand their opportunities (along with their privacy and safety) to confused and medically altered boys. This is why voting matters.”
on the two parties' positions on transgender athletes in girls' sports
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“"I couldn't understand how the adults who were supposed to protect girls like me had allowed this to happen." Powerful oped by NCAA softball player on losing the MN HS state title to a team with a boy A vote for Peggy Flanagan is a vote for more of this”
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“Even if it were just one time that a woman was displaced by a man or violated by a man exposing himself in a woman’s locker room, that is one too many. What’s the finite number for @TheDemocrats to finally care? Is it 10? Or is it until an entire Olympic women’s team is made up”[post continues]
on transgender athletes and access to women's locker rooms
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“Of course, no one is advocating for genital inspections. He's telling a lie and he knows it. It's a simple cheek swab. Cheap, effective, non-invasive. Majority of elite female athletes support this.”
on proposed cheek-swab sex verification testing for female athletes
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“Shame on you, @SpanbergerForVA , for sending every little girl in Virginia the message that she isn’t worthy of being called a champion.”
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“This piece is a few weeks old now, but revisiting to say: 1) Mother Jones is a joke. If they weren’t so bigoted, they’d rebrand to “Gestating Parent Jones” 2) Jen Sey is a warrior, and every rational-thinking person thinks so too”
on Mother Jones' coverage of Jen Sey and abortion-related language framing
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“I think it’s fair to say that anyone whose job it is to comment on cultural issues and/or sports who hasn’t spoken out about men taking women’s athletic opportunities has absolutely no business pretending to care about women’s sports now Such unserious people. Faux outrage.”
on commentators criticized for staying silent on transgender athletes in women's sports
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“This is the man that was allowed to join the KKG sorority at UWyoming. He's 6'2" & weighs 260+ lbs The initial complaint said he: -asked women about their bra sizes & romantic situations -was noticed "voyeuristically peeping" at and photographing sorority members in the house”[post continues]
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“On the steps of the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals where we just heard @KappaKappaGamma argue the definition of "woman" reasonably includes men. Why have sororities at all if anyone can self identify as a woman to join? God bless these girls for suing.”
on a 10th Circuit case over whether a sorority must admit a transgender member
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“Moms and dads, your child's pediatrician should be able to answer these questions: What is your policy on obtaining full parental consent and involvement before any medical decision is made for a child? Does this consent refer to any “gender affirming care” referrals, social”[post continues]
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““Liberty and justice for all” unless you wanted to attend church on Easter in 2020. Then your administration recorded churchgoers’ license plates and ordered them to quarantine for 14 days. Maybe don’t lecture us about liberty, Governor.”
on a governor's 2020 Easter church restrictions, in reply to a liberty remark
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“The Alamo in DC canceled a screening of a movie about naming and fighting Islamic terrorism Feels like a realllllly good reason to watch Run Hide Fight: Infidels”
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“As crazy as it sounds, Charlie advocated for the deranged lunatics who celebrate his murder to do just that. He knew "hate speech" wasn't just speech you hate. He was the personification of a free speech defender.”
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