Brandi Kruse tells Laura Ingraham about being forced out of Portland soccer game: 'We did nothing wrong'

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Miller, I. (2026, October 27). Brandi Kruse tells Laura Ingraham about being forced out of Portland soccer game: 'We did nothing wrong'. Fox News. https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/brandi-kruse-tells-laura-ingraham-about-being-forced-out-portland-soccer-game-we-did-nothing-wrong

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Fox News · collected 2026-10-27 · by Ian Miller

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Brandi Kruse appeared on Fox News to discuss her experience being forcibly removed from a Portland Thorns soccer game after wearing "XX-XY" shirts supporting women's sports integrity. Despite claiming innocence, she and around 20 other supporters were ejected without explanation while opposing fans allegedly harassed them with verbal and physical aggression. The article criticizes the Portland soccer organization for not addressing misconduct by antagonistic fans but removing those who advocate for biological sex verification in female sports competitions.
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Story summary

On October 24, 20 activists from the "Save Women's Sports" movement were ejected from a Portland Thorns soccer game at Providence Park in Portland, Oregon. The group was wearing XX-XY Athletics shirts and had unfurled a banner reading "Save Women’s Sports." They were verbally abused and physically struck by other fans supporting transgender inclusion in women’s sports before security removed them. The incident occurred during the match against the North Carolina Courage designated as the Thorns' "Fan Appreciation" night. After the game, the Portland Thorns posted an appreciation message to their fans on social media, which drew significant backlash from supporters of the ejected activists. City officials later stated that the city was not involved in decisions regarding spectator policies or the removal of the activists.

Written for “Women'S Sports Activists Ejected” on 2026-10-28, grounded in this article and the 4 other(s) covering the same event.
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Reading Leans strongly right (beta estimate) Confidence high 1 quote(s) discarded as not found in the article
Leaning: leans strongly right for article 109360 (high confidence, 3 verified quotes) · logged 2026-10-27

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📰 Women'S Sports Activists Ejected
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⚖️ Leans strongly right 🔴 3% hedged 1 of 32 📰 publisher trust 70
“Both articles describe the exact same incident involving Brandi Krause discussing being harassed at a Portland Thorns soccer game for wearing XX-XY shirts, with identical details and language.”
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⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 6% hedged 3 of 54 📰 publisher trust 70
“Both articles describe the same incident involving 'Save Women’s Sports' activists being ejected from a Portland Thorns match after being confronted by other fans at Providence Park in Portland, Oregon.”
Fox News
⚖️ Leans strongly right 🔴 5% hedged 1 of 20 📰 publisher trust 70
“Both articles describe the same incident involving supporters wearing XX-XY shirts being harassed at a Portland Thorns game.”
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⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 29 📰 publisher trust 70
“Article A reports on city officials reviewing an incident where supporters were forcibly removed from a stadium, while Article B describes an earlier confrontation involving harassment and verbal/physical aggression against women's sports supporters at the same location.”
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Who wrote this

Ian Miller
39 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
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🔮 You'd assume that, in a sane world, those who engaged in unacceptable abuse towards fans for wearing shirts and having a "Save Women's Sports" would be removed from the stadium and permanently banned for misconduct.
🔮 You'd assume that, in a sane world, those who engaged in unacceptable abuse towards fans for wearing shirts and having a "Save Women's Sports" would be removed from the stadium and permanently banned for misconduct.
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🔮 Well, this might be the most insane piece of "advice" you'll ever hear directed at a Major League Baseball team.
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Topics

Oregon Portland Portland Thorns Thorns a Save Women's Sports

Subjects

Kruse PERSON · 5× Thorns ORG · 4× Portland GPE · 3× Ingraham PERSON · 2× Brandi Kruse PERSON · 1× Fox News ORG · 1× Laura Ingraham PERSON · 1× Oregon GPE · 1× Portland Thorns ORG · 1× a Save Women's Sports ORG · 1×

Narrative

Kruse continued, detailing that she wasn't going to leave quietly, "And that's when I just made the decision, look, if they're going to ask me to leave, I'm going to make them own that decision and they're going to have to put their hands on me and drag me out of this stadium, because I'm not leaving of my own free will.
framing: assertive · carried by 2 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-27
🔮 You'd assume that, in a sane world, those who engaged in unacceptable abuse towards fans for wearing shirts and having a "Save Women's Sports" would be removed from the stadium and permanently banned for misconduct.

Claims (32 extracted, 1 hedged)

There's nothing that the kind and tolerant left loves more than being unkind and intolerant towards people who have a different political perspective. asserted
who → be → perspective
Particularly when that political perspective involves acknowledging the biological reality of physical advantages males have over females in sports. asserted
males → involve → sports
A group of around 20 women wearing XX-XY shirts to a Portland Thorns game at Providence Park were allegedly harassed by a number of anti-reality fans nearby, including verbal and physical aggression. uncertain
group → wear → aggression
The "kind and tolerant" left, as always. asserted
kind → leave → ?
You'd assume that, in a sane world, those who engaged in unacceptable abuse towards fans for wearing shirts and having a "Save Women's Sports" would be removed from the stadium and permanently banned for misconduct. asserted
who → assume → misconduct
Instead, the women who dared stand up for science and competitive fairness were forcibly removed, while the Thorns' official X account celebrated their amazing fans in a post after the match. asserted
account → stand → match
One of the women involved, Brandi Kruse, joined Laura Ingraham on Fox News to tell her side of the story. asserted
One → involve → story
Kruse explained that she never received an explanation from security or from the organization as to why she and the group were forced to leave. asserted
she → explain → organization
Ingrahm asked if stadium officials or security told her why she was removed, to which she answered, "None. asserted
she → ask → None
you hear me in the video demand that security tell me, when they say 'you need to leave,' and I say, 'we didn't do anything wrong.' asserted
we → hear → anything
And she says, 'you know what you did?' asserted
you → say → what
And I said, 'I have no idea what I did.'" asserted
I → say → what
Kruse continued, detailing that she wasn't going to leave quietly, "And that's when I just made the decision, look, if they're going to ask me to leave, I'm going to make them own that decision and they're going to have to put their hands on me and drag me out of this stadium, because I'm not leaving of my own free will. asserted
I → continue → will
But we have not gotten an explanation so far." asserted
we → get → explanation
Ingraham brought up that the Thorns' statement on the incident was to say that they are "committed to providing a safe and inclusive environment for everyone," which is obviously the opposite of how that situation was handled. asserted
situation → bring → everyone
The Thorns also claimed that "security and enforcement decisions are managed locally," and that they are reviewing those actions to ensure that their policies were "applied appropriately and consistently." asserted
policies → claim → actions
Kruse said "It's a complicated matter to determine kind of fault because the stadium itself, Providence Park is owned by the city of Portland, but it's operated by Peregrine Sports. asserted
it → say → Sports
And then, of course, you have the Thorns. asserted
you → have → Thorns
And so we don't know who ultimately made the call to say, 'remove the people with the XX-XY shirts and leave all the individuals around them who were assaulting them, hitting them with flags, dumping beer on them.' asserted
who → know → them
Importantly, she added, it wasn't just the attendees wearing XX-XY shirts who were confronted. asserted
who → add → shirts
OutKick's Matt Calkins, who was covering the game, was "assaulted by the mob," Kruse explained. asserted
Kruse → cover → mob
"His press pass was ripped from his chest by a security guard." asserted
pass → rip → guard
Ingraham then followed up about how security mishandled the situation, acting as police officers though they didn't have the authority to do so. asserted
they → follow → authority
Kruse said the guard confirmed she was not a police officer, then added that regardless of how it was handled, the treatment from the "pro-trans" crowd was unacceptable. asserted
treatment → say → crowd
"You know, all they had to do is not react to our t-shirts, be functioning adults in the United States of America. asserted
they → know → America
And understand that sometimes you'll be confronted by ideas you don't agree with. asserted
you → understand → ideas
The XX-XY group had a simple banner, the kind that are frequently displayed at soccer stadiums across the country. asserted
that → have → country
They wore t-shirts that simply had scientific, biological chromosomes on it. asserted
that → wear → it
For this entirely reasonable behavior, they were assaulted and abused, then forcibly removed by security. asserted
they → assault → security
Simply because the left, which has taken over in these spaces, does not tolerate dissent that challenges their worldview. asserted
that → take → worldview
We've seen it in the WNBA, we've seen it here ... and it's going to continue because the people who run these organizations and institutions support it. asserted
who → see → it
Good for Kruse for not letting them get away with it, and good for the Department of Justice for stepping in to investigate too. asserted
them → let → Justice
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