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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No she really was never here .
She didn’t t even place. Lousy athlete. Was all done for politics.
Soon to gone
Joshua Wineholt your a liberal jackass and you speak with no volume ok. Typical lazy a$$ who thinks he’s entitled to everything and has yet to work for nothing. You definitely have no patriotism nor have you even served your country in any aspect. That says enough for me about you. Moving on to important things now.
she is entitled to her opinion she has the right to dislike trump and mock him if she pleases that’s why America is greater than other country’s we but we can also mock her goat humping religion as well!.
Joshua Wineholt just for you commenting we will give you a participation trophy lol.
Send her$#%&!@*back.
Would you like it if people mocked you? Grow up!
She is a idiot, didnt she lose
Return to your country of origin. Anti Americans on U.S. Soil gotta go.