College swimmer Riley Gaines has responded to claims that she tried to “dodge a kiss” from former President Donald Trump during a Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) event in Dallas.
A former college swimmer at the University of Kentucky, Gaines made headlines after she spoke against transgender athletes, or biological males, competing in women’s sports. A video appeared to show Trump introducing Gaines at the CPAC stage and approaching her before he pulled away.
“In no way, shape, or form did I ‘dodge a kiss’ from Trump nor was I uncomfortable on that stage with him at any point in time,” Gaines wrote on an Instagram post Monday that included a photo of her and Trump. “I slightly turned my head so I could hear what he was saying to me. Proof that not everything you read is factual. But keep clutching at straws, it’s almost comical.”…