Elected Democrats from coast to coast championed law and order and embraced law enforcement in the wake of the Jan. 6 protest at the U.S. Capitol in 2021, but have seemingly walked back such rhetoric in the face of federal law enforcement officials carrying out immigration raids in Los Angeles that have spiraled into riots.Democrats have increasingly condemned the immigration raids that began Friday in Los Angeles, claiming they were "illegal" and revealed alleged evidence of President Donald Trump's "authoritarianism," while attempting to characterize the riots as a result of the administration's alleged overreach."Inciting and provoking violence; Creating mass chaos; Militarizing cities; Arresting opponents," Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom said on X Sunday. "These are the acts of a dictator, not a President."CALIFORNIA REPUBLICANS SLAM NEWSOM, BASS FOR LETTING LA BURN WITH RIOTS AMID TRUMP IMMIGRATION BLITZ"Deploying federalized troops on the heels of these raids is a chaotic escalation," Democratic Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass posted to X Sunday. "The fear people are feeling in our city right now is very real its felt in our communities and within our families and it puts our neighborhoods at risk. This is the last thing that our city needs, and I urge protesters to remain peaceful. Ive been in touch this morning with immigrant rights leaders as well as local law enforcement officials. Los Angeles will always stand with everyone who calls our city home."Federal law enforcement officials converged on the city Friday, with both Newsom and Bass issuing statements shortly thereafter denouncing the raids, which are part of Trump's campaign vow to remove the millions of illegal immigrants who flooded the nation under the Biden administration.'LUNATIC' DEMOCRAT RIPPED FOR 'DEMONIC' VIDEO MESSAGE DEMANDING ICE AGENTS 'GET THE F--- OUT' AMID CA CHAOSNewsom, Bass and other local elected Democrats quickly sounded off that they did not support the raids, while offering words of support to illegal immigrants who reside in Los Angeles."As Mayor of a proud city of immigrants, who contribute to our city in so many ways, I am deeply angered by what has taken place," Bass, for example, said Friday. "These tactics sow terror in our communities and disrupt basic principles of safety in our city. My office is in close coordination with immigrant rights community organizations. We will not stand for this."Protests against the raids soon devolved into violence over the weekend, as rioters targeted federal officials with rocks and other projectiles, set cars on fire, looted stores and took over 101 Freeway Sunday.Trump said Saturday that he was authorizing the deployment of 2,000 National Guard members to Southern California to help quell the violence as it spiraled, bypassing the governor who typically activates the National Guard during state emergencies.The White House has defended calling in the National Guard to restore law and order, after Democrats reportedly failed to control the increasingly violent protests and the LAPD declared an unlawful assembly in the city. Dozens of violent protesters have been arrested since Friday, according to local police.FEDERAL OFFICIALS SLAM DEMOCRATS FOR 'DANGEROUS' RHETORIC AS ICE AGENTS FACE VIOLENT MOBS IN LA, NYC"Gavin Newsom did nothing as violent riots erupted in Los Angeles for days," White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt posted to X Monday. "Federal law enforcement officers were attacked by violent radicals and illegal criminals waving foreign flags because Governor Newsom was too weak to protect the city. The Los Angeles Police Chief has even said the riots were getting out of hand. President Trump has stepped in to maintain law and order and protect federal buildings."As the riots raged, a handful of elected Democrats, as well as Independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, have condemned the raids and federal officials cracking down on the protests, which stand in stark contrast to messages they issued in the 2021 era after Trump supporters breached the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 following the 2020 election.Democrats have long argued the Jan. 6 protest was a violent insurrection that trampled on the U.S. Constitution and threatened democracy when an estimated 2,000 people breached the Capitol building that day.CALIFORNIA LT. GOVERNOR SAYS LOS ANGELES RIOTS ARE 'GENERATED BY DONALD TRUMP'"ICE get the f--- out of LA so that order can be restored," Democratic California Rep. Norma Torres posted in a video on TikTok Friday of the raids, which received widespread backlash among conservative critics.But when addressing the Jan. 6 protest, Torres invoked the Constitution, celebrated law enforcement and disavowed the "chaos" seen at the Capitol in 2021."The American people deserve leaders who will uphold the Constitution and protect our democracy from those who seek to destroy it," Torres said in a statement in January criticizing Trumps pardons of the vast majority of those charged in connection to the protest at the Capitol. "I call on my colleagues, regardless of party affiliation, to condemn this reckless abuse of power and to recommit ourselves to the principles of justice and accountability.""I remember the sound of the mob banging on doors, the bravery of law enforcement officers who risked their lives to protect us, and the sense of betrayal as our sacred democratic institutions were desecrated," she added.When asked about the disparity in comments, Torres said she has "always supported our local law enforcement whether it be in Los Angeles or Washington, D.C.," adding that the ICE raids is "entirely different.'"LAPD is trained to handle this situation and have the resources to do so," Torres told Fox News Digital on Monday. "What ICE is doing in California is entirely different were witnessing ICE ignore federal law, people going missing, families being separated, and even American citizens being mistakenly detained. I do not support violent conduct, but I believe the Los Angeles Police Department can restore calm, and prosecute any violent offenders as needed. Bringing in the National Guard will only escalate tensions by introducing a weaponized military presence into the city."While Sanders joined CNN Sunday and slammed Trump for moving the country toward "authoritarianism" after activating the National Guard as rioters targeted federal law enforcement officials. Sanders, however, also took Trump to task in January for allegedly giving a "free pass to rioters who attacked the police" Jan. 6 at the Capitol."We have a president who is moving this country rapidly into authoritarianism," Sanders said Sunday. "My understanding is that the governor of California, the mayor of the city of Los Angeles did not request the National Guard, but he thinks he has a right to do anything he wants."SOCIAL MEDIA, TRUMP ADMIN ERUPTS OVER LA MAYOR'S REACTION TO ICE RAIDS: 'YOU'RE A CRIMINAL TOO'Sanders repeatedly condemned the Jan. 6 protest in 2021 and in subsequent years, including earlier in 2025 when Trump pardoned the vast majority of Americans charged in the protest. Sanders lauded police officers who were working at the Capitol on the day of the protest, while slamming Trump as trampling democracy."President Trump: You do not stand for law and order when you give a free pass to rioters who attacked the police," Sanders posted Jan. 21. "In fact, you are signaling that violence is okay and attacking law enforcement is acceptable behavior.""As someone who was on the Hill that day, I'm grateful to the officers who put their lives on the line to defend myself and my colleagues," Sanders continued. "It's outrageous that the President would betray officers who defended our democracy by absolving violent insurrectionists of their crimes."As Newsom rails against the raids and Trump deploying the National Guard to LA, the Democratic governor called for order to be restored following Jan. 6, when he said there was an "outright assault to our democracy and Democratic institutions.""Peaceful protest is an important mechanism of our democracy but what we are witnessing in our nations Capitol building is reprehensible and an outright assault to our democracy and Democratic institutions," Newsom said in a 2021 statement."The people of California have spoken, and our congressional delegation should never have to fear for their lives to represent Californians," the statement continued. "We are concerned for the safety of Californias congressional delegation and U.S. Capitol staff, and are reaching out to offer support in every way possible. President Trump must call for an end to this escalating situation, acknowledge the will of the people to bring President-elect Biden to the White House and move immediately to a peaceful transition of power."When asked for comment on Newsom's previous remarks on Jan. 6 compared to his commentary on the riots, Newsom's press office directed Fox News Digital to the governor's comment to NBC News on Sunday: "This is about authoritarian tendencies. This about command and control. This is about power. This about ego. This is a consistent pattern... this guy has abandoned the core principles of this great democracy. Hes threatening to go after judges he disagrees with, cut off funding to institutions of higher learning, hes rewriting history and censoring historical facts."The office also noted that Trump said in 2020 during a townhall event that he could not mobilize the National Guard "unless were requested by a governor," and pointed Fox Digital to comment from retired Maj. Gen. Randy Manner, former acting vice chief of National Guard bureau, criticizing Trump's activation of the Guard."The President's federal deployment of the National Guard over the official wishes of a governor is bad for all Americans concerned about freedom of speech and states rights," Manner said, Fox News' Jennifer Griffin reported, on Sunday. "The governor has the authority and ability to respond to the civil disturbances with law enforcement capabilities within his state, augmented as necessary by requesting law enforcement assistance from other governors. There are over a million badged and trained members of law enforcement in this country for the governor to ask for help if he needs it. While this is presently a legal order, it tramples the governors rights and obligations to protect his people. This is an inappropriate use of the National Guard and is not warranted."Failed 2024 presidential candidate and former Vice President Kamala Harris posted to X Sunday that the raids were part of Trump's "cruel, calculated agenda to spread panic and division," adding that the activation of the National Guard was "a dangerous escalation meant to provoke chaos."On the one-year anniversary of the Jan. 6 riots, Harris lauded the heroism of police and the National Guard, while celebrating "the resolve" of elected officials to protect the Constitution and law and order.TRUMP BORDER CZAR RESPONDS TO NEWSOM'S 'ARREST ME' CHALLENGE AS CALIFORNIA RIOTS OVER ICE RAIDS"The resolve I saw in our elected leaders when I returned to the Senate chamber that night, their resolve not to yield, but to certify the election, their loyalty, not to party or person, but to the Constitution of the United States, that reflects its strength," she said in 2022. "And so of course, does the heroism of the Capitol Police, the DC Metropolitan Police Department, the National Guard and other law enforcement officers who answered the call that day, including those who later succumbed to wounds, both visible and invisible."Federal officials have pinned blame for the Los Angeles violence on Democratic elected officials who have "villainizedand demonized" ICE law enforcement, Fox Digital previously reported."The violent targeting of law enforcement in Los Angeles by lawless rioters is despicable and Mayor Bass and Governor Newsom must call for it to end," DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin, for example, wrote in a Saturday statement. "The men and women of ICE put their lives on the line to protect and defend the lives of American citizens. From comparisons to the modern-day Nazi gestapo to glorifying rioters, the violent rhetoric of these sanctuary politicians is beyond the pale. This violence against ICE must end."ANTI-ICE PROTESTERS IN LOS ANGELES SPIT ON AND BURN AMERICAN FLAGThe White House defended Trump's activation of the National Guard, saying it was in direct response to Democrats who have "completely abdicated their responsibility to protect their citizens" while law enforcement officials are attacked."In recent days, violent mobs have attacked ICE Officers and Federal Law Enforcement Agents carrying out basic deportation operations in Los Angeles, California," Leavitt said in a Saturday statement. "These operations are essential to halting and reversing the invasion of illegal criminals into the United States. In the wake of this violence, Californias feckless Democrat leaders have completely abdicated their responsibility to protect their citizens.""That is why President Trump has signed a Presidential Memorandum deploying 2,000 National Guardsmen to address the lawlessness that has been allowed to fester," Leavitt continued. "The Trump Administration has a zero tolerance policy for criminal behavior and violence, especially when that violence is aimed at law enforcement officers trying to do their jobs. These criminals will be arrested and swiftly brought to justice. The Commander-in-Chief will ensure the laws of the United States are executed fully and completely."

Riley Gaines revealed in the latest episode of her podcast what her sister thought of Simone Biles personal attack on her as the debate over trans athletes in womens and girls sports escalated.Neely Gaines is an elite-level gymnast and was a Tennessee state champion in 2023. Riley Gaines spoke on OutKicks "Gaines for Girls" podcast about how they would work out together early in the mornings even with her younger sisters hectic schedule.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMGaines said that her sister is a huge fan of Biles but the Olympic greats social media posts aimed at the former NCAA All-American swimmer stunned her."So, I saw her this morning and she almost had tears in her eyes with this internal dilemma that she was facing," Gaines said. "She looks up to me so much as I would imagine many younger sisters do to their older sisters. She always tells me, I want to be just like you. Shes as fit as can be." But she loves Simone Biles and she saw me this morning and shes like, Riley, like, I thought you guys were on the same team. I thought you and Simone were fighting for the same things and amplifying and promoting the idea of women in sports what this looks like. And she said, Clearly, you guys are not. She said it was all her gym could talk about how awful Simone Biles treated me and the message that she sent to those young girls. It breaks my heart."Biles went after Gaines as the fairness in womens sports advocate reacted to a transgender pitcher competing in the Minnesota state softball championship.USA GYMNASTICS' TRANSGENDER POLICY PAGES OFFLINE AS RILEY GAINES-SIMONE BILES FEUD ROCKS THE SPORT"@Riley_Gaines_ Youre truly sick, all of this campaigning because you lost a race. Straight up sore loser," Biles wrote on X. "You should be uplifting the trans community and perhaps finding a way to make sports inclusive OR creating a new avenue where trans feel safe in sports. Maybe a transgender category IN ALL sports!!"But instead You bully them One things for sure is no one in sports is safe with you around!!!!!"Gaines respondedto Biles' attack."This is so disappointing. My take is the least controversial take on the planet," Gaines wrote in response to Biles post. "Simone Biles being a male-apologist at the expense of young girls dreams? Didnt have that on my bingo card."Maybe she could compete in pommel horse and rings in 2028."Follow Fox News Digitalssports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

Elected Democrats from coast to coast championed law and order and embraced law enforcement in the wake of the Jan. 6 protest at the U.S. Capitol in 2021, but have seemingly walked back such rhetoric in the face of federal law enforcement officials carrying out immigration raids in Los Angeles that have spiraled into riots.Democrats have increasingly condemned the immigration raids that began Friday in Los Angeles, claiming they were "illegal" and revealed alleged evidence of President Donald Trump's "authoritarianism," while attempting to characterize the riots as a result of the administration's alleged overreach."Inciting and provoking violence; Creating mass chaos; Militarizing cities; Arresting opponents," Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom said on X Sunday. "These are the acts of a dictator, not a President."CALIFORNIA REPUBLICANS SLAM NEWSOM, BASS FOR LETTING LA BURN WITH RIOTS AMID TRUMP IMMIGRATION BLITZ"Deploying federalized troops on the heels of these raids is a chaotic escalation," Democratic Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass posted to X Sunday. "The fear people are feeling in our city right now is very real its felt in our communities and within our families and it puts our neighborhoods at risk. This is the last thing that our city needs, and I urge protesters to remain peaceful. Ive been in touch this morning with immigrant rights leaders as well as local law enforcement officials. Los Angeles will always stand with everyone who calls our city home."Federal law enforcement officials converged on the city Friday, with both Newsom and Bass issuing statements shortly thereafter denouncing the raids, which are part of Trump's campaign vow to remove the millions of illegal immigrants who flooded the nation under the Biden administration.'LUNATIC' DEMOCRAT RIPPED FOR 'DEMONIC' VIDEO MESSAGE DEMANDING ICE AGENTS 'GET THE F--- OUT' AMID CA CHAOSNewsom, Bass and other local elected Democrats quickly sounded off that they did not support the raids, while offering words of support to illegal immigrants who reside in Los Angeles."As Mayor of a proud city of immigrants, who contribute to our city in so many ways, I am deeply angered by what has taken place," Bass, for example, said Friday. "These tactics sow terror in our communities and disrupt basic principles of safety in our city. My office is in close coordination with immigrant rights community organizations. We will not stand for this."Protests against the raids soon devolved into violence over the weekend, as rioters targeted federal officials with rocks and other projectiles, set cars on fire, looted stores and took over 101 Freeway Sunday.Trump said Saturday that he was authorizing the deployment of 2,000 National Guard members to Southern California to help quell the violence as it spiraled, bypassing the governor who typically activates the National Guard during state emergencies.The White House has defended calling in the National Guard to restore law and order, after Democrats reportedly failed to control the increasingly violent protests and the LAPD declared an unlawful assembly in the city. Dozens of violent protesters have been arrested since Friday, according to local police.FEDERAL OFFICIALS SLAM DEMOCRATS FOR 'DANGEROUS' RHETORIC AS ICE AGENTS FACE VIOLENT MOBS IN LA, NYC"Gavin Newsom did nothing as violent riots erupted in Los Angeles for days," White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt posted to X Monday. "Federal law enforcement officers were attacked by violent radicals and illegal criminals waving foreign flags because Governor Newsom was too weak to protect the city. The Los Angeles Police Chief has even said the riots were getting out of hand. President Trump has stepped in to maintain law and order and protect federal buildings."As the riots raged, a handful of elected Democrats, as well as Independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, have condemned the raids and federal officials cracking down on the protests, which stand in stark contrast to messages they issued in the 2021 era after Trump supporters breached the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 following the 2020 election.Democrats have long argued the Jan. 6 protest was a violent insurrection that trampled on the U.S. Constitution and threatened democracy when an estimated 2,000 people breached the Capitol building that day.CALIFORNIA LT. GOVERNOR SAYS LOS ANGELES RIOTS ARE 'GENERATED BY DONALD TRUMP'"ICE get the f--- out of LA so that order can be restored," Democratic California Rep. Norma Torres posted in a video on TikTok Friday of the raids, which received widespread backlash among conservative critics.But when addressing the Jan. 6 protest, Torres invoked the Constitution, celebrated law enforcement and disavowed the "chaos" seen at the Capitol in 2021."The American people deserve leaders who will uphold the Constitution and protect our democracy from those who seek to destroy it," Torres said in a statement in January criticizing Trumps pardons of the vast majority of those charged in connection to the protest at the Capitol. "I call on my colleagues, regardless of party affiliation, to condemn this reckless abuse of power and to recommit ourselves to the principles of justice and accountability.""I remember the sound of the mob banging on doors, the bravery of law enforcement officers who risked their lives to protect us, and the sense of betrayal as our sacred democratic institutions were desecrated," she added.When asked about the disparity in comments, Torres said she has "always supported our local law enforcement whether it be in Los Angeles or Washington, D.C.," adding that the ICE raids is "entirely different.'"LAPD is trained to handle this situation and have the resources to do so," Torres told Fox News Digital on Monday. "What ICE is doing in California is entirely different were witnessing ICE ignore federal law, people going missing, families being separated, and even American citizens being mistakenly detained. I do not support violent conduct, but I believe the Los Angeles Police Department can restore calm, and prosecute any violent offenders as needed. Bringing in the National Guard will only escalate tensions by introducing a weaponized military presence into the city."While Sanders joined CNN Sunday and slammed Trump for moving the country toward "authoritarianism" after activating the National Guard as rioters targeted federal law enforcement officials. Sanders, however, also took Trump to task in January for allegedly giving a "free pass to rioters who attacked the police" Jan. 6 at the Capitol."We have a president who is moving this country rapidly into authoritarianism," Sanders said Sunday. "My understanding is that the governor of California, the mayor of the city of Los Angeles did not request the National Guard, but he thinks he has a right to do anything he wants."SOCIAL MEDIA, TRUMP ADMIN ERUPTS OVER LA MAYOR'S REACTION TO ICE RAIDS: 'YOU'RE A CRIMINAL TOO'Sanders repeatedly condemned the Jan. 6 protest in 2021 and in subsequent years, including earlier in 2025 when Trump pardoned the vast majority of Americans charged in the protest. Sanders lauded police officers who were working at the Capitol on the day of the protest, while slamming Trump as trampling democracy."President Trump: You do not stand for law and order when you give a free pass to rioters who attacked the police," Sanders posted Jan. 21. "In fact, you are signaling that violence is okay and attacking law enforcement is acceptable behavior.""As someone who was on the Hill that day, I'm grateful to the officers who put their lives on the line to defend myself and my colleagues," Sanders continued. "It's outrageous that the President would betray officers who defended our democracy by absolving violent insurrectionists of their crimes."As Newsom rails against the raids and Trump deploying the National Guard to LA, the Democratic governor called for order to be restored following Jan. 6, when he said there was an "outright assault to our democracy and Democratic institutions.""Peaceful protest is an important mechanism of our democracy but what we are witnessing in our nations Capitol building is reprehensible and an outright assault to our democracy and Democratic institutions," Newsom said in a 2021 statement."The people of California have spoken, and our congressional delegation should never have to fear for their lives to represent Californians," the statement continued. "We are concerned for the safety of Californias congressional delegation and U.S. Capitol staff, and are reaching out to offer support in every way possible. President Trump must call for an end to this escalating situation, acknowledge the will of the people to bring President-elect Biden to the White House and move immediately to a peaceful transition of power."When asked for comment on Newsom's previous remarks on Jan. 6 compared to his commentary on the riots, Newsom's press office directed Fox News Digital to the governor's comment to NBC News on Sunday: "This is about authoritarian tendencies. This about command and control. This is about power. This about ego. This is a consistent pattern... this guy has abandoned the core principles of this great democracy. Hes threatening to go after judges he disagrees with, cut off funding to institutions of higher learning, hes rewriting history and censoring historical facts."The office also noted that Trump said in 2020 during a townhall event that he could not mobilize the National Guard "unless were requested by a governor," and pointed Fox Digital to comment from retired Maj. Gen. Randy Manner, former acting vice chief of National Guard bureau, criticizing Trump's activation of the Guard."The President's federal deployment of the National Guard over the official wishes of a governor is bad for all Americans concerned about freedom of speech and states rights," Manner said, Fox News' Jennifer Griffin reported, on Sunday. "The governor has the authority and ability to respond to the civil disturbances with law enforcement capabilities within his state, augmented as necessary by requesting law enforcement assistance from other governors. There are over a million badged and trained members of law enforcement in this country for the governor to ask for help if he needs it. While this is presently a legal order, it tramples the governors rights and obligations to protect his people. This is an inappropriate use of the National Guard and is not warranted."Failed 2024 presidential candidate and former Vice President Kamala Harris posted to X Sunday that the raids were part of Trump's "cruel, calculated agenda to spread panic and division," adding that the activation of the National Guard was "a dangerous escalation meant to provoke chaos."On the one-year anniversary of the Jan. 6 riots, Harris lauded the heroism of police and the National Guard, while celebrating "the resolve" of elected officials to protect the Constitution and law and order.TRUMP BORDER CZAR RESPONDS TO NEWSOM'S 'ARREST ME' CHALLENGE AS CALIFORNIA RIOTS OVER ICE RAIDS"The resolve I saw in our elected leaders when I returned to the Senate chamber that night, their resolve not to yield, but to certify the election, their loyalty, not to party or person, but to the Constitution of the United States, that reflects its strength," she said in 2022. "And so of course, does the heroism of the Capitol Police, the DC Metropolitan Police Department, the National Guard and other law enforcement officers who answered the call that day, including those who later succumbed to wounds, both visible and invisible."Federal officials have pinned blame for the Los Angeles violence on Democratic elected officials who have "villainizedand demonized" ICE law enforcement, Fox Digital previously reported."The violent targeting of law enforcement in Los Angeles by lawless rioters is despicable and Mayor Bass and Governor Newsom must call for it to end," DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin, for example, wrote in a Saturday statement. "The men and women of ICE put their lives on the line to protect and defend the lives of American citizens. From comparisons to the modern-day Nazi gestapo to glorifying rioters, the violent rhetoric of these sanctuary politicians is beyond the pale. This violence against ICE must end."ANTI-ICE PROTESTERS IN LOS ANGELES SPIT ON AND BURN AMERICAN FLAGThe White House defended Trump's activation of the National Guard, saying it was in direct response to Democrats who have "completely abdicated their responsibility to protect their citizens" while law enforcement officials are attacked."In recent days, violent mobs have attacked ICE Officers and Federal Law Enforcement Agents carrying out basic deportation operations in Los Angeles, California," Leavitt said in a Saturday statement. "These operations are essential to halting and reversing the invasion of illegal criminals into the United States. In the wake of this violence, Californias feckless Democrat leaders have completely abdicated their responsibility to protect their citizens.""That is why President Trump has signed a Presidential Memorandum deploying 2,000 National Guardsmen to address the lawlessness that has been allowed to fester," Leavitt continued. "The Trump Administration has a zero tolerance policy for criminal behavior and violence, especially when that violence is aimed at law enforcement officers trying to do their jobs. These criminals will be arrested and swiftly brought to justice. The Commander-in-Chief will ensure the laws of the United States are executed fully and completely."

Riley Gaines revealed in the latest episode of her podcast what her sister thought of Simone Biles personal attack on her as the debate over trans athletes in womens and girls sports escalated.Neely Gaines is an elite-level gymnast and was a Tennessee state champion in 2023. Riley Gaines spoke on OutKicks "Gaines for Girls" podcast about how they would work out together early in the mornings even with her younger sisters hectic schedule.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMGaines said that her sister is a huge fan of Biles but the Olympic greats social media posts aimed at the former NCAA All-American swimmer stunned her."So, I saw her this morning and she almost had tears in her eyes with this internal dilemma that she was facing," Gaines said. "She looks up to me so much as I would imagine many younger sisters do to their older sisters. She always tells me, I want to be just like you. Shes as fit as can be." But she loves Simone Biles and she saw me this morning and shes like, Riley, like, I thought you guys were on the same team. I thought you and Simone were fighting for the same things and amplifying and promoting the idea of women in sports what this looks like. And she said, Clearly, you guys are not. She said it was all her gym could talk about how awful Simone Biles treated me and the message that she sent to those young girls. It breaks my heart."Biles went after Gaines as the fairness in womens sports advocate reacted to a transgender pitcher competing in the Minnesota state softball championship.USA GYMNASTICS' TRANSGENDER POLICY PAGES OFFLINE AS RILEY GAINES-SIMONE BILES FEUD ROCKS THE SPORT"@Riley_Gaines_ Youre truly sick, all of this campaigning because you lost a race. Straight up sore loser," Biles wrote on X. "You should be uplifting the trans community and perhaps finding a way to make sports inclusive OR creating a new avenue where trans feel safe in sports. Maybe a transgender category IN ALL sports!!"But instead You bully them One things for sure is no one in sports is safe with you around!!!!!"Gaines respondedto Biles' attack."This is so disappointing. My take is the least controversial take on the planet," Gaines wrote in response to Biles post. "Simone Biles being a male-apologist at the expense of young girls dreams? Didnt have that on my bingo card."Maybe she could compete in pommel horse and rings in 2028."Follow Fox News Digitalssports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

"Harry Potter" actor Tom Felton defended JK Rowling at Sunday night's Tony Awards after being asked about the fierce liberal backlash she's received for her views on gender and biology.The British actor was on the red carpet at the awards show Sunday, where he was interviewed by Variety about reprising his film role as Draco Malfoy in the Broadway play, "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child."The play, based off an original story co-authored by Rowling, takes place 19 years after the final "Harry Potter" novel.Felton was asked if the controversy surrounding Rowling's transgender views had affected his work at all, which he denied. Rowling has been a strong advocate for single-sex spaces for women and has repeatedly been labeled as transphobic by far-left activists.JOHN LITHGOW SHOCKED BY BACKLASH HE GOT FROM PRO-TRANS ACTIVISTS OVER JOINING NEW HARRY POTTER SERIES"No, I can't say that it does. I'm not really that attuned to it," Felton said before praising the series' author."The only thing I always remind myself is that Ive been lucky enough to travel the world here I am in New York and I have not seen anything bring the world together more than Potter,'" Felton explained to Variety. "And shes responsible for that, so Im incredibly grateful."Felton previously expressed his admiration for the author in a 2022 interview as she faced criticism from transgender activists for her views."I am quick to remind myself and others that Potter, for some reason, has brought more people together across the world and more generations than probably anything else has in the past 20 years, and I'm quick to celebrate that," he told The Times of London in a 2022 interview. "It came from one person, and that's her, so I'm very grateful."CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURERowling's hugely popular book series, which launched the hit film franchise which Felton starred in, has not lost its appeal with fans.Beyond the Broadway play, the series is also being adapted into an upcoming HBO television series.Felton shared his excitement at reprising his Potter role all these years later with his Broadway debut."I think we all thought that the fandom flame might be doused over the years, but clearly its not," he said Sunday. "The most exciting part is to do it live. It took nine months, more or less, to shoot a film, and this is all compact. This is all reimagined into a very loving, new type of story. And I get to be a dad, which is really fun."

A battalion of 500 U.S. Marines are mobilizing to Los Angeles to respond to anti-immigration enforcement riots, Fox News has learned.The Marines will be tasked with protecting federal property and federal personnel, according to a senior defense official, and the deployment is open-ended.The Marines will not be carrying out a law enforcement role, but its unclear what their use of force rules are if protesters throw things or spit at them.DOZENS OF ANTI-ICE RIOTERS ARRESTED IN LA AS TRUMP SENDS IN NATIONAL GUARD TO QUELL VIOLENCEThe new deployment comes after President Donald Trump sent some 2,000 National Guardsmen to the riot-racked city over the weekend.The Marines are from the 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines at Twentynine Palms, California.Moments before the deployment, Trump expressed optimism that the situation in Los Angeles is improving."I mean, I think we have it very well under control," he told reporters. "I think it would have been a very bad situation. It was heading in the wrong direction. It's now heading in the right direction."

Aaron Judge heard what Boston Red Sox rookie Hunter Dobbins had to say about his New York Yankees.Instead of talking back, he let his bat do the talking on Sunday night.Before his Sunday start, Dobbins told the Boston Herald that he would rather retire than sign with the Yankees. Judge said before the game that he was "a little surprised" Dobbins, a lifelong Red Sox fan thanks to his die-hard father, made that comment.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMJudge wasted no time getting back at Dobbins on the field, smashing a 97 mph fastball 436 feet to right-center field for a two-run home run.The ball exited Judges bat at 108.6 mph, and everyone in the Yankee Stadium crowd knew the tension that was already there with Dobbins comments making national headlines.RED SOX ROOKIE HUNTER DOBBINS SAYS HE WOULD RETIRE BEFORE SIGNING WITH YANKEES AHEAD OF RIVALRY START"Ive only heard Ken Griffey say that, so I was a little surprised," Judge said of Dobbins' comments, via ESPN.He was referencing the Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr., who said he wouldnt sign with the Yankees during his career after seeing how the franchise treated his father, Ken Griffey Sr., while he played for him.In the end, though, Dobbins and the Red Sox got the last laugh. Despite giving up those two runs in the first inning, Dobbins was solid against the Yankees lineup after that. He allowed one more earned run and four hits total over his five innings of work.Bostons offense also unloaded midway through the rivalry game, with Kristian Campbell hitting a two-run homer in the top of the fifth inning to get them on the board. Then, in the top of the sixth inning, a five-spot was put on the home team thanks in part to Carlos Narvezs three-run homer.The Red Sox would add two runs each in the top of the eighth and ninth innings to ultimately beat their AL East rival 11-7, winning their first series of the year two games to one.Judge went yard once more in the bottom of the ninth inning to cut the Red Soxs lead to four, going to the bullpen in right-center to finish his night 3-for-4 with three runs scored and four RBI.Despite the loss over the weekend, the Yankees are still leading the division at 39-25. However, the Red Sox perhaps found some new life beating one of the best teams in baseball in this series. They are now 32-35 going into the week, where they will see New York once again with a weekend grudge match at Fenway Park in Boston.As of now, Dobbins is slated to face the Yankees in his next start.Follow Fox News Digitalssports coverage on X, and subscribe tothe Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

Former NASCAR Cup Series star Danica Patrick added her two cents after Simone Biles fired off a personal attack against Riley Gaines in social media posts.Biles called out Gaines after the former All-American NCAA swimmer criticized Minnesota high school softball officials for turning off comments on a post celebrating the team that won the state championship with a transgender girl pitcher.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMPatrick wrote on Instagram on Sunday that she believed "common sense will prevail.""But until then, I am grateful for people like Riley Gaines who are making sure no one gets away with it. Not to mention the fact that she actually lived it," she wrote, via the New York Post."Defending men in womens sports is the woke mind virus and/or another issue that requires therapy. Either way, it is so irrational."Biles sparked the feud with Gaines on Friday night.SIMONE BILES DOESN'T REALIZE WHAT SHE'S ADMITTING ABOUT TRANS WOMEN IN HER POSTS, RILEY GAINES SAYS"@Riley_Gaines_ Youre truly sick, all of this campaigning because you lost a race. Straight up sore loser,"Biles wroteon X. "You should be uplifting the trans community and perhaps finding a way to make sports inclusive OR creating a new avenue where trans feel safe in sports. Maybe a transgender category IN ALL sports!!"But instead You bully them One things for sure is no one in sports is safe with you around!!!!!"Gaines respondedto Biles' attack."This is so disappointing. My take is the least controversial take on the planet," Gaines wrote in response to Biles post. "Simone Biles being a male-apologist at the expense of young girls dreams? Didnt have that on my bingo card."Maybe she could compete in pommel horse and rings in 2028."Follow Fox News Digitalssports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

FIRST ON FOX: Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins announced Monday afternoon that a VA clinic in Los Angeles had to be suddenly shuttered as the City of Angels was ablaze in violence following ICE deportation raids."To the violent mobs in Los Angeles rioting in support of illegal immigrants and against the rule of law your actions are interfering with veterans health care," Collins said.The secretary, formerly a Republican congressman from Georgia, said his agency had to make the "difficult decision" to temporarily close the LA Ambulatory Care Center.Collins told Fox News Digital that California leaders "repeatedly put the interests of illegal immigrants and criminals above those of hard-working citizens."MAXINE WATERS TAUNTS ARMED AGENTS AFTER FEDS SLAM DOOR ON HER DURING LA RIOTS: 'YOU BETTER SHOOT STRAIGHT'"[N]ow, Los Angeles veterans are paying the price," he said."We are thankful President Donald Trump has the courage to bring order and safety back to the citizens of Los Angeles something California leaders have failed to do."Collins assured that the clinic would reopen as soon as it is safe to do so, and that veterans needing care there can reschedule or pursue telehealth options.DOZENS OF PROMINENT VETERANS SIGN ONTO LETTER SUPPORTING OUTSTANDING HEGSETH NOMINATION AMID CONTROVERSIESThe center is located between Skid Row and Union Station, and is just off the US-101 freeway, which was one of the highways rioters converged on over the weekend.California Highway Patrol officers were stranded in their vehicles at one point on that stretch of road, according to KABC, which reported they were subjected to projectiles being thrown by rioters during the asphalt incursion.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPDuring a recent television interview, Collins said he remains laser-focused on his agencys mission."The president told me to do one thing and thats take care of our veterans."Fox News Digital reached out to the offices of Gov. Gavin Newsom and Mayor Karen Bass for purposes of this story.

Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom's floated potential run for the White House in 2028 was likely thwarted by his handling of the anti-ICE riots gripping Los Angeles, conservative social media critics predict.Newsom has been floated as a likely 2028 Democratic contender for the White House as he wraps up his second term as governor in 2026. Riots plaguing the city in response to the Trump administration's efforts to remove illegal immigrants residing in Los Angeles, which come on the heels of massive wildfires that rocked southern California this winter, have left Newsom on precarious political ground, according to conservatives who are balking at his response to the LA chaos."Gavin Newsoms odds of clinching the 2028 presidential race are practically nonexistent," X user Angela Belcamino posted Monday. "Across the country, Americans are eyeing Californias struggles under his watch, convinced hed unleash the same chaos nationwide if he ever won the White House.""Gavin Newsoms handling of the LA riots should be considered an in-kind contribution to the @JDVance2028 presidential campaign. Newsom is providing a lot of ad material for free," one social media account posted on Sunday.JONATHAN TURLEY: DEMOCRATS' RABID ANTI-ICE RESISTANCE IN LA AGAINST TRUMP COULD BACKFIRE"Notice how Newsom has no adverse commentary about the rioters he saves all his venom for American authorities," author and retired Army Col. James Hutton posted to X Sunday. "This is why he has no chance to be president one day. Most Americans tend to believe in this country."Many critics of the riots unfolding in Los Angeles argued that photos of the scene would live in infamy and dash any hopes Newsom may hold on running for president. Some users remarked that the photos depicting rioters surrounded by flames and smoke while waving a Mexican flag "will cost Newsom his 2028 presidential run," and that the Trump administration "couldn't have asked for better" representation of California politics captured in photos. "Gavin Newsom is refusing to help stop the riots AND denying their existence because he bows to open borders donors... hoping they'll fund his 2028 Presidential run. Do not forget this!," Club for Growth senior analyst Andrew Follett posted to X, accompanied by a photo showing a rioter with a Mexican flag on a motorbike as smoke billowed behind him.CALIFORNIA LT. GOVERNOR SAYS LOS ANGELES RIOTS ARE 'GENERATED BY DONALD TRUMP'"Newsom 2028 off to a start," editor-in-chief of the DC Report Matt Foldi posted, accompanied by a similar photo showing a rioter waving what appeared to be the Mexican flag as a fire raged in front of him."Gavin Newsom 2028," DC Draino, a popular conservative X account, posted accompanied by a photo of a pair of masked rioters standing on a destroyed car waving the Mexican flag.Newsom is viewed as a potential leader of the Democratic Party as it navigates its future following the disastrous 2024 election cycle that saw President Joe Biden exit the race just over 100 days from Election Day and former Vice President Kamala Harris fail to rally support against now-President Donald Trump. The Democratic governor has not yet said whether he would launch a presidential run in 2028.NY TIMES SAYS 'REAL EMERGENCY' IS TRUMP SENDING TROOPS TO LOS ANGELESRiots broke out in the left-wing city Friday evening after federal law enforcement officials converged on Los Angeles to carry out immigration raids as part of Trump's vow to deport illegal aliens who flooded the nation under the Biden administration. Local leaders such as Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and Newsom, however, quickly denounced the raids in public statements while offering words of support for illegal immigrants in the state.Protests over the raids soon devolved into violence as rioters targeted federal law enforcement officials, including launching rocks at officials, as well as videos showing people looting local stores, setting cars on fire and taking over a freeway.Trump announced Saturday that he was deploying 2,000 National Guard members to help quell the violence, bypassing the governor, who typically activates the National Guard and sparking Newsom to file a lawsuit against the Trump administration for efforts to allegedly "federalize the California National Guard."Trump and Newsom have long sparred, stretching back to the first Trump administration, including when Newsom installed coronavirus restrictions in the state during the pandemic, such as mask and vaccine mandates and social distancing rules, as well as Trump slamming Newsom for California's spiraling crime rate as a national crime wave spiked in 2020. Trump also frequently refers to the California Democrat as "Newscum" as an ongoing jab at the governor.The pair, however, have most frequently and recently traded barbs over California's fire response, which came under fierce scrutiny in January when wildfires plagued the Los Angeles area and Trump pinned blame on Newsom."Governor Gavin Newscum refused to sign the water restoration declaration put before him that would have allowed millions of gallons of water, from excess rain and snow melt from the North, to flow daily into many parts of California, including the areas that are currently burning in a virtually apocalyptic way," Trump posted to Truth Social as the fires raged just weeks ahead of Trump's inauguration.NEWSOM'S OFFICE COMPARES LA RIOTS AGAINST FEDERAL AGENTS TO SPORTS CELEBRATIONS"He wanted to protect an essentially worthless fish called a smelt, by giving it less water (it didnt work!), but didnt care about the people of California. Now the ultimate price is being paid. I will demand that this incompetent governor allow beautiful, clean, fresh water to FLOW INTO CALIFORNIA! He is the blame for this. On top of it all, no water for fire hydrants, not firefighting planes. A true disaster!"Newsom's office shot back that "there is no such document as the water restoration declaration that is pure fiction. The Governor is focused on protecting people, not playing politics, and making sure firefighters have all the resources they need."Trump has a long history of putting Newsoms handling of wildfires under the microscope across his first four years in the White House, including in January 2019 when he threatened to cut off federal funds to California if reforms were not made to the states forest management services.CALIFORNIA REPUBLICANS SLAM NEWSOM, BASS FOR LETTING LA BURN WITH RIOTS AMID TRUMP IMMIGRATION BLITZ"Billions of dollars are sent to the State of California for Forest fires that, with proper Forest Management, would never happen," he posted to X that year. "Unless they get their act together, which is unlikely, I have ordered FEMA to send no more money. It is a disgraceful situation in lives & money!"Newsom and other Democrats have historically pushed back that wildfires in the state are due to climate change and global warming."You dont believe in climate change," Newsom shot back at Trump in 2019, for example, after the president slammed him for his wildfire leadership. "You are excused from this conversation."LOS ANGELES WILDFIRES: CALIFORNIA GOV. NEWSOM SLAMMED FOR 'SIDESHOW' AS HE DEFENDS STATE'S RESPONSEThe riots gripping LA following the massive Palisades wildfires in January stack the odds against a potential Newsom presidential run, other commenters argued on social media."Let's evaluate this, Gav. First... devastating fires due to you and your state's negligence. Second, riots... once again due to your love for illegals, sanctuary cities, etc. Your aspirations for 2028 have gone up in the flames you are responsible for," one social media commented posted to X on Monday."The LA fires and the LA riots have burned Newsom's chances of a successful presidential run to the ground," another X user posted.