Posted on 07/06/2021 5:20:10 AM PDT by DFG
Several members of the U.S. Women’s National Team (USWNT) turned away from the flag as a 98-year-old WWII veteran played the national anthem.
The incident occurred Monday, just before the USWNT took-on Mexico in their final tune-up before the Tokyo Olympics.
The veteran playing the harmonica is Pete DuPré, who has gained national notoriety playing the anthem at sporting events all over the country. The USWNT protest on Monday was not the first time U.S. athletes have snubbed the flag while qualifying for the Olympics. In late June, hammer thrower Gwen Berry also turned away from the flag during the playing of the national anthem.
Monday’s incident sparked intense backlash on Twitter.
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Disgusting.
People who don’t respect their country shouldn’t be allowed on any team representing the country. You can bet that no other country allows this kind of stunt by their team members.
The Olympics are going to be a train wreck.
Why are these idiots allowed to remain on the U.S. team? My neighbor was booted off the U.S. Olympic soccer federation because he took umbrage with these fools! He’s a PATRIOT! They are fools!
They don't deserve to even be IN the country. At all.
I guess it might matter if there was anyone who gave a crap about women’s soccer.
Defund them! No taxpayer money and boycott any sponsor that supports them and their behavior!
those who RUN the Team should be fired today.
those who did this should be removed from the Team today.
today.
Sick little twits. They need to learn what their Marxist masters already know: A traitor to one is a potential traitor to all.
Eliminate any government subsidies for that team.
Ban them from our tv screens.
I get it. It’s Soccer. Eurotrash sport I don’t get baseball or football. I stopped watching all professional sports.
That is one thing I have been wondering about. I agree that America is the only country allowing it, but then again America always wins at everything important. Is this part of the winning formula?
“Several players?” Looked like there were only three who didn’t turn away.
By whom? The stolen Biden administration? Not happening
There is something strange about playing for a country’s team and hating that country.
They are willing to accept the benefits of that country, but are trying to show moral superiority by hating it.
I would give them the choice: play and stop the hate, or citizenship in zimbabwe.
Between the lesbian sh** and now this...Let’s stop funding these ingrates.
By whom? Biden admin?
It was nearly half the team that disgracefully turned their back on the National Anthem.
Seeing this gives me such volcanic hatred for those “Americans” and those who enable them. /spit.
Socialist football
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