Riley Gaines: "I love the President..." TRUMP: "I didn't listen to Riley Gaines. I'm not a big fan of Riley, actually." [View all]

The 79-year-old publicly hit back at conservative activist Riley Gaines after the former swimmer criticized the president’s post depicting himself as Jesus Christ. Gaines wrote on X that she was stumped by the president’s move and suggested Trump seek “humility.”

“Why? Seriously, I cannot understand why he’d post this. Is he looking for a response? Does he actually think this?” Gaines, who gained fame in the MAGAverse for her loud opposition to transgender athletes in women’s sports, said.

In the face of mounting backlash, including from his own supporters, the president deleted the post and claimed that he thought it depicted him as a doctor, not Christ.

When asked by CBS’ Norah O’Donnell if he deleted the post because of the negative response from Gaines and other conservatives, the president replied, “I didn’t listen to Riley Gaines. I’m not a big fan of Riley, actually.”

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-brutally-dumps-maga-icon-he-once-called-tremendous/