Posted on 07/27/2023 3:26:10 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
US women’s team refuse to sing national anthem before World Cup draw with Holland.
Six players take part in silent protest labelled ‘disrespectful’ but Martina Navratilova tells critics to 'get a grip'.
The US women’s football team have sparked a divisive row at the World Cup after six players elected not to sing the national anthem in a silent ‘protest’ that was labelled “embarrassing” and “disrespectful”.
The defending world champions risked the ire of the American public for the second time in five days yesterday when more than half of the team stayed silent before their group game against Holland, which they drew 1-1.
Their actions drew a fierce backlash with high-profile critics accusing members of the squad of failing to be patriotic enough on the global stage.
The most stinging rebuke came from prominent journalist and media personality, Megyn Kelly, who said before the reigning champions’ second game of this World Cup, that they were damaging the country with their behaviour.
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That sounds like the lame whine of someone who’s lost an argument.
That sounds like the lame whine of someone who jumped in to an e without knowing what he’s talking about
Megan Rapinoe sang the national anthem back then. What happened?
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