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:
She’s FROM the United States. American-born.
Another black to America who in the hell is she to mock our president or our country. Muslims are the enemy to our country. Look what they are doing to Germany. This country is on the brink of civil war for its existence.
To where? She was born in New Jersey?
Joshua little dee did reply you dimwit go to bed
Apparently a lot of people need their safe space. She is entitled to her opinion as an AMERICAN CITIZEN. She is AMERICAN-BORN. She is FROM NEW JERSEY. She is allowed to dislike the current administration. She isn’t alone.
She has been trolling everyone on this post who doesn’t think the same as her and leaving uneducated snide remarks.. If she has to knick someone’s grammar then she lost the argument.
Joshua Wineholt now that was uncalled for. I didn’t insult you, you basement living pink rimmed cartoon character. Thomas Jefferson banned Muslims in the U S when we were at war with the Barbary pirates. The ban was never lifted. Teddy Roosevelt recognized the danger of Islam in the immigration act of 1907. Even Jimmy Carter banned Muslims durning the 1979 Iranian hostage crisis. The first two were laws that were never retracted.
Please bathe.
She wasn’t worth a$#%&!@*fencing either.
If Islam is peaceful why aren’t the Middle East at peace ?? If Islam is at peace and so great why are you here ??