Several House Republicans replaced the three American flags that were torn down in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday by “pro-Hamas protesters” who burned them while chanting “Allahu Akbar”.

“Earlier today, pro-Hamas protesters took down the American flags at Union Station, burned them and raised Palestinian flags,” House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) posted on X. “Tonight, we righted their wrong. American flags are once again flying over Union Station. We will not let the terrorist mob win.”

🚨 Speaker Johnson and a group of House Republicans led by @RepWilliams say the Pledge of Allegiance after replacing the American flags that were taken down by those protesting Prime Minister Netanyahu’s visit to Capitol Hill pic.twitter.com/lvwm0SMBoS

— Ryan Schmelz (@RyanSchmelzFOX) July 25, 2024

Johnson was accompanied by multiple Republican members of Congress, many of whom are U.S. military veterans, including Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-WI), and Rep. Morgan Luttrell (R-TX).

“We raised the flags back up🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸,” Crenshaw posted on X. “Earlier today, terrorist sympathizers tore down the American flags at Union Station, burned them, and raised the Palestinian flag in its place. After votes tonight, a group of members, including many veterans and the Speaker of the House, took our flag back and raised it.”

“Took a while to get it done because the Hamas supporters broke the connections, but DC police helped us out and got us zip ties,” he added.

We raised the flags back up🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

Earlier today, terrorist sympathizers tore down the American flags at Union Station, burned them, and raised the Palestinian flag in its place. After votes tonight, a group of members, including many veterans and the Speaker of the House, took… pic.twitter.com/hYbqLmxe21

— Dan Crenshaw (@DanCrenshawTX) July 25, 2024

“Tearing down and burning the American flag in the name of Hamas is disgusting and reprehensible,” Van Orden wrote. “These terrorist sympathizers will not win. The American flag will fly again.”

The extremists, some of whom were flying Hamas flags and wearing Hamas headbands, were protesting in response to the Israeli Prime Minister delivering a speech on the floor of the House of Representatives on Wednesday where he thanked lawmakers for their continued support of Israel.

“We recently learned from the U.S. Director of National Intelligence that Iran is funding and promoting anti-Israel protests in America,” he said. “They want to disrupt America.”

He said that those participating in the protests were “Iran’s useful idiots” since they were supporting a terrorist regime that “hangs gays from cranes and murder women for not covering their hair.”

“Some of these protestors, it’s amazing. Absolutely amazing. Some of these protesters hold up signs proclaiming, ‘Gays for Gaza,’” he said. “They might as well hold up signs saying, ‘Chickens for KFC.’ These protesters chant, ‘From the river to the sea,’ but many don’t have a clue what river and what sea they’re talking about. They not only get an F in geography, they get an F in history.”

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin @Netanyahu: “They refuse to make the simple distinction between those who target terrorists and those who targets civilians, between the democratic state of visual and the terrorist thugs of hamas we recently learned from the national security… pic.twitter.com/eYH02IEWQo

— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) July 24, 2024

As the 2024 Olympics kick off in Paris this week, we’re thinking of all of our female athletes – some whose right to compete on the biggest stage in the world was nearly stripped in the name of inclusion. After participating and winning accolades in the female NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships, Lia Thomas sought legal action to be allowed to pursue a spot on the U.S. women’s national team in Paris. Had the challenge been successful, Thomas would have joined New Zealand weightlifter and Tokyo Olympian, Laurel Hubbard, in receiving praise from the Left for “making history” or exuding “courage.”

But there is nothing historic about turning back the clocks 50 years to a time when women did not have an equal playing field. And there’s nothing courageous about stealing opportunities that women have worked towards for their entire lives.

Not too long ago, these statements were considered non-controversial and indisputable. Women were championed for their successes in athletics – receiving trophies, scholarships, and recognition for their leadership. But that all changed when the Biden administration entered the White House.

In just under four years, Joe Biden and the radical Left have completely overhauled Title IX protections and erased equal opportunity for women in order to fit their woke narrative.

It all began with a simple question: can you provide a definition for the word ‘woman’? It’s not a trick question, and yet, a female nominee for the Supreme Court of the United States could not answer because she wasn’t “a biologist.” On the surface, that might not seem like a big deal, and it was shrugged off by many liberal commentators. In reality, Justice Jackson’s inability to give an uncomplicated definition raises serious questions about her willingness to protect women, especially in cases relating to Title IX.

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It’s almost laughable how quickly the Democrats rushed to mimic the hypocrisy. Since Justice Jackson’s viral moment, Merriam-Webster changed its definition of the word ‘female,’ Michelle Obama used the term ‘womxn’ in a social media post, and the Justice herself referred to pregnant women as “pregnant patients” in a dissenting opinion.

Imagine that: the Party that loves to brag about how pro-woman they are, can’t even define the term, let alone bring themselves to say the word. After all, with so many pronouns in today’s world, why should being a woman be so special?

Respectively, as a female United States Senator and a former 12x All-American swimmer with direct experience of this injustice, we have both been given unique voices to stand up against the movement by the Left to erase women’s sports. In our home state of Tennessee, we know the difference between a man and a woman. We know that men do not belong in women’s sports. We know that women are uniquely gifted and should be recognized for their accomplishments. It’s all common sense.

But that’s not the case everywhere, and the Left would love nothing more than to get us all to conform to their standards. The war against women is no longer hypothetical, and while Lia Thomas may have lost the battle this time, the Left’s persistence knows no bounds. Allowing males to compete against females will be the new norm for Americans competing at every level — including at the 2028 Olympics — if something isn’t done.

That’s why we will keep up the fight — whether it’s in Washington, in the media, or in the sports arena. Future generations of girls depend on us to preserve the equality that generations before us fought so hard to achieve.

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U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn serves as Tennessee’s first female United States Senator.

Riley Gaines is a spokeswoman at Independent Women’s Forum and a 12x All-American swimmer from the University of Kentucky.