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Riley Gaines slams Karine Jean-Pierre's response to question about trans participation in girls sports

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White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre claimed it is "dangerous" to question if women are safe when playing with males in sports.

Riley Gaines, a former NCAA standout swimmer at Kentucky, took issue with the answer White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre gave about transgender participation in women’s sports.

Jean-Pierre was asked what the White House would say to a parent who was worried about their daughter and her safety when it came to competing against a transgender girl in an arena like high school sports.  CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Riley Gaines speaks during a National Girls and Women in Sports day event on Capitol Hill on Feb.

1, 2023, in Washington D.C. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images) Jean-Pierre responded to the reporter, saying what he was alluding to was that "transgender kids are dangerous." She called it a "dangerous thing to say" and pushed back on the so-called "broad" example that she was given.

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