WATCH: Members of U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Turn Away from the Flag as WWII Vet Plays Anthem

Breitbart ^ | 07/05/2021 | Dylan Gwinn

[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.

[usconservative]

If I were the coach, I'd have dragged each one of those b**ches off the field by their hair and tossed 'em off the team.

I'm old school that way.

[kenmcg]

Let’s hope they get their asses kicked! Rooting for their opponents.

[JusPasenThru]

I know what you mean. I now watch Aussie Rules Football. They seem to still like their country.

[Oshkalaboomboom]

They do it because they can. If players started getting released for political displays, even to the point where games had to be forfeited, this nonsense would stop. For now there is no penalty, no retribution and instead of a dirtbag you are a firebrand. Why should they stop?

[bk1000]

Cancel their Olympic appearance. I mean it.

[LouAvul]

"Sports" in America is an absolute travesty. All the way from promoting idiots in school simply to exploit their athletic "ability" to making millionaires of those same illiterate idiots in pro sports.

And their perpetual disrespect for America is the last straw.

[Cecily]

I hope trans “women” take all their spots.

[Vision]

Revoke the citizenship of these honorless women.

[kickstart]

I will not watch the zero-lympics. I have stopped watching most professional sports except golf and bassfishing.

[leaning conservative]

Absolutely shameful. Some people deserve to be hated.

[unixfox]

The Olympics are going to be a train wreck.

It's time we turn OUR backs on these ungrateful POS. I wouldn't pay one red cent to watch those freaks.

[Vaquero]

Who’s gonna cancel it? Not in this current administration

[Bayard]

It’s not so bad, soon enough, Women’s soccer will be played by Trans men and the little girls can go back home.

[bray]

Just when you thought the Olympics would be worth watching. Enjoy those NBA ratings sweethearts.

[dfwgator]

I just saw the other night on TV a sport they actually call “Cornhole”.

They even have a league, the “American Cornhole League”.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornhole

[alstewartfan]

They are filthy Nazi trash who would have sided with Hitler back in the day. How do I know? Because they are mindless drones, unfit to wipe the dirt off this great man’s shoes.

[bray]

Bet nobody on this thread watched them anyway. Their followers are America haters.

[bk1000]

At least call the Olympic committee and tell them how you feel. I called the other day about that pissy hammer throwing black girl and demanded her removal from the team. Now I will call again about the soccer team. It may not help, but I will call.

[Red Badger]

Who cares what a bunch of mentally deficient lesbians doo think or say?..........

[Sans-Culotte]

Let’s hope they get their asses kicked! Rooting for their opponents.

If I were watching (which I won't be) it would be to watch the fake Americans get their asses kicked. However, sports are no longer important to me, so I will not be watching. Pity. I used to enjoy the Olympics.