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Lauren Southern
Jun 16, 2026 08:10 pm
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The Riley Gaines Controversy Isn't About Riley Gaines
There is a cost to having an audience that doesn’t understand how the sausage is made.
JUN 16, 2026
In the clip, Gaines can be seen workshopping what exactly she should say with a coordinator:
“Pro-life... First Amendment, Second Amendment, the sanctity of life, our veterans... I feel very passionately about... do you guys say the left or the right? Or is that something you try to refrain from? Like could I say something to the effect of the left is still doubling down? Okay.”
The reaction on X was predictably explosive. Critics claimed the footage exposed Gaines as a grifting fraud. She needed her values fed to her? The issues she claims to care deeply about had to be handed to her on a cue card? Shocked and appalled.
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https://laurensouthern.substack.com/p/the-riley-gaines-controversy-isnt
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[This article is public and free at Lauren's Substack, so please read it there.]
https://laurensouthern.substack.com/p/the-riley-gaines-controversy-isnt
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