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:
BUT HAS ANYONE ELSE NOTICED THERE ARE CERTAIN ISLAMIC SUPPORTERS THAT ARE ALLOWED TO LOOK WESTERN WHILE SPEWING SUPPORT FOR ANTI AMERICAN ISSUES…A TROJAN HORSE TRICK, THEY ARE NOT ASSIMILATING, THEY HAVE USED THIS TACTIC FOE CENTURIES
Leave the US if it’s so disappointing for you!
Great comment, Ms. Vath!
She should go back to were she came from no muslims in America
Your time is on its way hoe.
I don’t care where she’s from or a citizen of, with an attitude like that we don’t need her!
Send her$#%&!@*back to her country, we will so alright without her!!
The world is at war with Islam
She’s another Muslim extremist and needs to go away
Your an ungrateful fool!!