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Brandi Krause 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 Krause tells Laura Ingraham about being forced out of Portland soccer game: 'We did nothing wrong'. Fox News. https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/brandi-krause-tells-laura-ingraham-forced-out-portland-soccer-game-did-nothing-wrong

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

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Brandi Krause appeared on Fox News to discuss her experience being forcibly removed from a Portland Thorns women's soccer game after wearing an "XX-XY" shirt, which supports biological gender classifications in sports. At the match at Providence Park, she and around 20 other women faced verbal and physical harassment but were themselves ejected without explanation by security. Krause highlighted that despite her demands for clarification from stadium officials, no reason was given for their expulsion, emphasizing the lack of transparency and fairness in how the incident was handled.
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On October 27, 20 activists wearing "XX-XY Athletics" shirts were forcibly removed from a Portland Thorns match against the North Carolina Courage at Providence Park in Portland, Oregon, after being verbally and physically harassed by other fans. The confrontation escalated when the group revealed their shirts and unfurled a banner saying "Save Women’s Sports," leading to security ejecting them amidst accusations of verbal abuse and physical assaults involving flagpoles. Notably, city officials denied involvement in decisions regarding spectator policies at the stadium.

Social media backlash ensued with critics accusing the Portland Thorns of tolerating violence against women's sports supporters. Brandi Kruse, an activist involved, told Laura Ingraham on Fox News that they did nothing wrong and felt compelled to make security "own" their decision to forcibly remove them from the venue. Meanwhile, officials from The City of Portland stated they had no involvement in decisions concerning spectators or reporters at the match.

The incident has raised questions about stadium policies, particularly regarding the allowance of flagpoles which were allegedly used as weapons during the confrontation.

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Oregon Portland Portland Thorns Thorns a Save Women's Sports

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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 ORG · 1× Portland Thorns ORG · 1× a Save Women's Sports ORG · 1×

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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.
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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.

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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