Riley Gaines shreds San Francisco law enforcement for 'failing miserably' at protecting her from angry mob

Former NCAA swimmer Riley Gaines gave an emotional opening statement at the Senate hearing on ‘Protecting Pride: Defending the Civil Rights of LGBTQ+ Americans.’

Women's sports activist and former NCAA swimmer Riley Gaines slammed San Francisco law enforcement during her remarks on Capitol Hill Wednesday, accusing them of "failing miserably" at protecting her from the angry mob that protested her speaking event at San Francisco State University, where she said she was "held for ransom" in April.

"The law enforcement I was met with in San Francisco, in my opinion, failed miserably in effectively doing their job," she said. 

"They mentioned that it was not ideal for them to be seen as anything other than an ally to this community and that was made very obvious in the treatment and effectiveness of removing me from that situation," she continued.

Gaines spoke at the Senate hearing on "Protecting Pride: Defending the Civil Rights of LGBTQ+ Americans" on Wednesday, where she offered an emotional opening statement regarding her infamous fifth place tie with biological male swimmer Lia Thomas as well as her team's other shared experiences with the controversial swimmer.

RILEY GAINES SLAMS NCAA FOR ALLOWING LIA THOMAS TO COMPETE AT CHAMPIONSHIPS IN EMOTIONAL TESTIMONY

Former NCAA swimmer Riley Gaines spoke at a Senate hearing on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. (Fox News/YouTube Screenshot)

Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Ark., followed up on the remarks, asking Gaines why she had been barricaded in a room on the campus and why the slew of protectors held her ransom.

"What were you saying that was so terrible?" he asked.

"I was invited to speak on my experience of my senior year in competing against a male. Nothing opinionated about what I