'This Is Unbelievable—Unbelievable': Hawley Stunned By Riley Gaines Story Of Being Held For 'Ransom'

At Wednesday's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) spoke to Riley Gaines about her experience at San Francisco State University.

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[ZephyrinSkies]

She's a hero in dark times, someone who actually deserves to be called stunning and brave.

[shamusteakiawa]

The fact that the school praised the students and said that they handled the situation in a peaceful manner is just downright despicable.

[michaeldauphin]

Frankly disgusting what that university did to their student athletes.

[jocelynsamson]

Thank you Riley for doing this on behalf of us women. May God be with you. The world is getting chaotic. The senate needs to take an action to fix this before it gets too late.

[lucaoro]

Brave for Riley to speak out. Our societal culture is quickly decaying

[debbierice]

I have such deep respect for this woman. She is articulate, knows what she is saying, and is incredibly brave. Her adversaries are showing nothing short of bullying. Please stand firm, Riley!

[biloz]

Nobody’s expressing the outrage better than her. Kudos to you, Riley

[jennylouis]

So proud of Riley - a lovely human. And she’s 100% accurate.

[midiaz]

I tip my hat to Riley who stood up for her rights and for every other woman.

[ICUP]

Someone like Riley should rightly be given “woman of the year” awards, not someone who claims to be a woman for most part of a year ….

[keithseidel]

Thank God for this young lady, fighting up for the rights of real women

[butchershoppequartet]

I love how calm and confidently she tells her story while her adversaries are incapable of speaking without shouting, screeching, crying, threatening or just refusing to answer the question at all.

[dardend]

Calm, savvy and classy; all the things these woke protestors AREN'T. Riley deserves more. You go, girl.

[raizinboyz]

I don't understand HOW this is even a thing! I'm a 58 year old woman and I remember when Title 9 was passed. I also played sports, I even played baseball and hockey on the boy's team until about 11 or 12 when it became impossible to compete. I played high school softball and I can't even IMAGINE playing against a man....YES A This world has gone crazy. Thank you for standing up for all the girls in this country. This is literally erasing so much progress that was made in the 60's and 70's.

[jimw.]

Brave young woman!
You so-called feminists should be ashamed for not supporting HER - instead of HIM.

[treasureyourtime]

Good for her for speaking out!! She did a great job expressing what’s on many of our minds.

[ptommo]

Protect this woman at all costs. She’s brave this day n age. ❤

[jennthurston]

"Don't talk about it." Those words are the first words their groomers say to their victims. Again victims are silenced.

[veritatemdicam]

I cannot believe the emotional blackmail they are putting women through. It is so galling that delusional men get to just come into women's spaces without question. She is a hero. Once one speaks out, it's easier for the others to follow.

[nickrenshaw]

WOMAN of the year!!! What a role model to young girls that haven’t already been indoctrinated. Her entire time speaking at this Senate Judiciary Hearing should be shown in schools. Do you think that will happen? I think not! From this moment in history she should be known as “the woman’s champion”.