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.
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You mean her 2 mins at the olympics wasn’t enough?
Get out of our country
Remember muslims are traitor….
Kick her to the curb. I am sure we have a home born, country loving girl in America that fences. Grab her teach her and make her great.
“Not my Olympian.” Time for me to have a tantrum. Oops can’t do it. I’m not a demon rat
Deport her
Olympics is WORLD, There is a place for it there….NOT HERE
If you did this in your country what would have happened?
Muslim trash hang it
What a disgrace. She needs to move somewhere else. We do not need Olympians who don’t support our country and our people. Toss her out and get an athlete we can respect and look up to.