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:
have a feeling alot of them will loose there free ride the green ticket is going to end just saying
Take your medal and go back to where you come from
Sandy Doran
I can’t wait till they fucking leave! Let them dress in rugs in their own country!!
Lee Joseph Mitchell this knuckle-dragger doesn’t want to make the same mistake the native Americans made by inviting the enemy to live among us. Thank you very much for a new label
Then she needs to act like it. Instead of putting our country down and disgracing it the way she does.
Sandy Doran
Time for this one to go. Home
…you might be the most idiotic person I’ve ever seen.
There is more stupid in your post than I’ve ever seen packed into such a small place. And I’ve seen W.
Sandy Doran