At last year’s Rio Olympics, America fielded its first hijab-wearing Muslim athlete. The fencer, Ibtihaj Muhammad, gained prominence for her religion but stayed visible through a series of anti-American statements. Muhammad may have represented the United States on the world’s biggest stage, but don’t confuse that for a sense of patriotism.
In an interview with The Daily Beast, Muhammad once complained about living in the United States. According to the athlete, she feels ”unsafe” in the US and blames racism for her sense of fear while walking through New York City. When asked about Donald Trump, she said ”I don’t know who that is.”
Despite this, Mohammed was nearly chosen to carry the American flag during the Rio Olympics’ opening ceremonies. In a vote among her peers, she placed second to Michael Phelps. CNN published a piece that claimed Phelps didn’t deserve to carry the flag because, in so many words, he’s a ‘tall, successful, rich, white guy’
It’s unclear whether her fellow athletes were aware of Mohammed’s penchant for anti-American rants when they made their choice.
Watch as Mohammad attacks Trump’s call for a safe America on the next page:
I can’t understand her,she is a woman, a Muslim, an American Olympian right naw haw things are going for Muslims it’s a dumb way of expressing her believes,she got a chance to show us the good side of her religion but choose to c**p on America and Islam
Unacceptable
Slow? Y’all are the ones that haven’t noticed that they hate America. Look at the twin towers, Boston, and many! Many! More! You’ll wake up and get your head out of Hilary’s$#%&!@*sooner or later.
Someone make her feel at home … throw rocks at her head.
Nice a Muslim mocking our president nice. Hope Trump gets rid of them all
No one cares what she thinks or said . Trump is President so she can suck that up
Screw you musilums you need to stay out of the USA YOUR A PIG WE DON’T NEED YOU IN OUR COUNTRY!!!
She would get her head cut off if she ran her big mouth in her country.
We must be reading different news reports, she represented the USA not the muslim brotherhood!
Strip her of her citizenship. BANNED since 1952. She does not represent our country!!