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’m General Alfred Walter a widower with two little kids and they are all I have left in this whole world, I have been deployed to Kabul,Afghanistan for peace keeping mission here, I guess this is the most deadly mission I have ever experienced. I wonder why the Muslims fighting,killing Christians and Americans living here. It’s been hell and these terrorists here keeps attacking the innocent civilians here, it’s deadly, brutal. Please everyone pray to God for his protection on us, as we serve our country…Amen
Kentucky voted Trump for sure.
Let her be on the Women’s Olympic Team in Saudi Arabia.
Maybe she will be happy there.
You didn’t cover that face or you did pull t-shirt over your head
SHIP HER$#%&!@*BACK TO WHERE SHE CAME FROM
Religion is a scapegoat to justify the evil people do ,muslims teach dominance any thing not muslim is treated as an animal christianity teaches to care for each other which I believe makes for better a person than a none believer
Stupid muslim$#%&!@*move your$#%&!@*to syria see if you still wanna mock trump! You’ll be begging to come back Gaurenteed
Joshua Wineholt lol
Joshua Wineholt we’ll disrespect the flag and America then I hope she’s not surprised when she gets punched in the face, smacked ect. She has every right to speak how she wants but there are repercussions as well. Maybe everyone should go around her and eat pork, talk about Muslims, ect. She’s no Olympian to me.
Joshua Wineholt your a typical liberal in which your$#%&!@*is where your heads supposed to be but no surprise there based off your comments.