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:
Lee Joseph Mitchell where do you suggest inalienable rights originated. Have you read any of the histories of the men who compiled the Declaration of Independence or the constitution? Proper history hasn’t been taught in school since before you were born. Nor has civic.
Depart her. She’ll be happier elsewhere.
Joshua Wineholt back to the basement with you Walmart boy.
Kathleen Wasylyk your god does not exist, and she doesn’t need to pray to it.
Jessica Justice you need to check again dummy. Not sure what liberal socialist professor told you this but he is wrong. You see what happened when the God fearing nation got tired of the liberal anti American, anti God, idiots. The kicked your liberal asses out of power. It’s going to get worse for liberals at the voting booth. People are seeing liberals for what the are, and it isn’t nice.
I get nervous when people from the south mention “the truth”. Next, they typically start spewing bible verses that cause me to fall asleep.
What a pos.!
Jessica Justice he also doesn’t seem to be able to read, since he keeps talking about my house…which I never mentioned. I KNEW I shouldn’t have made that sentence so long, halfwits do have such trouble keeping up.
Oh, and as for what I do: I’m a photojournalist.
Many reasons. I could explain but I’m betting you wouldn’t be able to keep up, and don’t actually want to know.
Joshua Wineholt, is that the best your little brain with only one brain cell can do?