Riley Gaines responds to AOC's personal attacks, calls out 'virtue signaling' Democrats

'OutKick' host Riley Gaines joined 'Fox & Friends' to discuss her public feud with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, virtue-signaling from the far-left and an upcoming TPUSA event with Erika Kirk and Vice President JD Vance. 

Riley Gaines joined "Fox & Friends" on Wednesday morning to respond to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's personal attacks against her on social media. Gaines addressed the fact that AOC's ridiculous rhetoric may work on social media, but it doesn't fly in the real world, much like the never-ending virtue signaling from the Democratic Party.

The back-and-forth between Gaines and AOC began on Monday when the Democratic representative attempted to mock Gaines' collegiate swimming career. Gaines collected multiple All-SEC honors while swimming for the University of Kentucky, but was forced to compete against transgender swimmer Lia Thomas during the 2022 NCAA Championships.

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Riley Gaines and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., sparred on social media on Oct. 27, 2025. (IMAGN/Getty Images)

AOC and many of her counterparts do not have an issue with biological men competing in women's sports. 

Gaines, host of OutKick's "Gaines For Girls" podcast, challenged AOC to a debate during a Monday appearance on "The Ingraham Angle," to which AOC predictably responded in peak immature fashion, telling Gaines to "get a real job." Gaines became a mother at the end of September with the birth of her daughter, Margot. Gaines explained to AOC that being a mom is the most important and rewarding job in the world.

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Riley Gaines is sworn in during a House Oversight Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services