Riley Gaines calls out 'disingenuous' US soccer stars Megan Rapinoe, Alex Morgan for stance on trans athletes

Former NCAA swimmer Riley Gaines sheds light on her experience competing against transgender athlete Lia Thomas and outlines her fight to protect women’s sports.

Former NCAA swimmer Riley Gaines made it clear how she feels about U.S. Women's National Team players Megan Rapinoe and Alex Morgan defending the inclusion of transgender athletes in women's sports. 

"It's disingenuous and it's virtue signaling. They want to be seen as kind. They want to be seen as inclusive, but they know in their hearts, every single person knows they wouldn't have had the opportunities and the success they had without the women's sport and category," Gaines told "Fox & Friends" Thursday. 

"Now they've achieved what they've achieved. They've accomplished what they wanted to accomplish, so they don't care," she continued. "They would rather give girls up, give away our opportunities to be seen as kind and inclusive when in reality this isn't inclusive, it's exclusive."

SEN TUBERVILLE CALLS OUT USWNT STAR MEGAN RAPINOE OVER STANCE ON TRANSGENDER PARTICIPATION IN WOMEN'S SPORTS

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL - NOVEMBER 10: Megan Rapinoe #15 of United States celebrates with her teammate Alex Morgan #13 after scores first goal during the women's international friendly match between United States and Germany at DRV PNK Stadium on November 10, 2022 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.  (Omar Vega/Getty Images)

The soccer powerhouses have both expressed support for including transgender athletes in women's sports. 

In April, Rapinoe was one of 40 professional, Olympic and paralympic athletes to co-sign a letter to House lawmakers in opposition to the Protection of Girls and Women in Sports Act.

Last June in honor of the anniversary of Title IX, Rapinoe offered her