Riley Gaines sends warning to Democrats, NCAA during national battle over trans athletes in women's sports

OutKick contributor and former NCAA swimmer Riley Gaines joins ‘The Story’ to discuss President Donald Trump’s executive actions on transgender sports and more.

Former NCAA swimmer and OutKick host Riley Gaines delivered a message Wednesday to states defying President Donald Trump's executive order to keep transgender athletes out of women's and girls sports. 

Gaines appeared on Fox News' "The Story With Martha McCallum" to praise U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi for urging states who have not complied with the order by threatening to withhold federal funding. 

"The Constitution is very clear that federal laws, such as Title IX, takes precedence over state laws," Gaines said. "Even with President Trump back in the White House, the war on woke has not been won yet."

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Bondi's warning came on Tuesday, when she warned California, Maine and Minnesota, who have openly defied Trump's order, that they will lose federal funding if they continue allowing trans athletes in girls sports. 

Maine has become a battleground on the issue after a war of words between Gov. Janet Mills and Trump over the issue. Additionally, a Republican Maine state legislator, Rep. Laurel Libby, was censured Tuesday for bringing attention to the state with a social media post calling out a transgender high school athlete who took first place in a girls pole vault competition.

MAINE LEGISLATURE CENSURES REP. LAUREL LIBBY FOR POINTING OUT TRANS ATHLETE WHO WON GIRLS' COMPETITION

Gaines praised Libby and defended the lawmaker, while condemning Mills Wednesday. 

"[Mills] would rather lose over $5 billion in federal funds to send a message that