Former Penn swimmer Lia Thomas is trending on social media following Herschel Walker’s latest move.
Walker, who is running for a U.S. Senate seat in Georgia, is trending on social media for his latest campaign advertisement. His advertisement is featuring Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines, who lost to Thomas.
“My senior year, I was forced to compete against a biological male,” Riley Gaines.
Walker is facing some scrutiny for the campaign ad, as it comes a little more than 24 hours after a gay nightclub was shot up in Colorado.
Some are criticizing Gaines, as well.
“It should be noted that Riley wouldn’t have won a single NCAA title with or without Lia Thomas competing,” one fan wrote on social media.
Thomas, a champion swimmer at Penn, switched from the men’s team to the women’s team, after transitioning and undergoing hormone therapy.
Her inclusion on the Penn’s women’s team sparked a lot of debate across the sports world. Walker chose to reignite that debate on Monday night.